"drop a dime" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \dɹɒp ə daɪm\ Audio: En-au-drop a dime.ogg
  1. Passer un appel (téléphonique), ordinairement pour dénoncer à la police les agissements d’autrui. Tags: figuratively, slang
    Sense id: fr-drop_a_dime-en-verb-u3KhrF7p Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Termes argotiques en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dime-dropper, dime on

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    "(Date à préciser) De to drop et dime, littéralement « laisser tomber une pièce de dix cents », en référence à l’utilisation d’un téléphone public pour avertir la police d’un crime : en effet, les téléphones publics américains prenaient dix cents dans presque toutes les juridictions jusqu’à la fin des années 1970."
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          "text": "He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph.",
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