"drop a dime on someone" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drops a dime on someone [present, singular, third-person], dropping a dime on someone [participle, present], dropped a dime on someone [participle, past], dropped a dime on someone [past]
Etymology: Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop a dime on someone (third-person singular simple present drops a dime on someone, present participle dropping a dime on someone, simple past and past participle dropped a dime on someone)
  1. (slang) To inform on (a person); to turn someone in. Tags: slang Synonyms: inform, grass up, snitch
    Sense id: en-drop_a_dime_on_someone-en-verb-cx9AoXTs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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