Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms. When flags are flown at half mast, is the US flag still displayed higher than a state flag. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary, stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks, halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks, the webmaster's page for free fun content, stop (someone or something) from (doing something). Imagine a bus that could stop on a dime. Pissed her off big time. Message 6 of 10 (10,257 Views) Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010. jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top center", relative: true, offset: [10, 15] }); Although this expression can refer to anything or anyone, it commonly refers to vehicles. ( Log Out /  organs and retire to bed for a few more hours. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. to come to a stop in a very short distance. A dime, from the Latin decem, "ten," is the smallest and thinnest U.S. coin. Imagine a bus that could stop on a dime. The dime, or American ten-cent piece, is used here as a metaphor for a small distance. Coin flipping was known to the Romans as navia aut caput ("ship or head"), as some coins had a ship on one side and the head of the emperor on the other. terms and conditions. Learn how your comment data is processed. : No luck so far. You are currently subscribed to: “Making Heads or Tails of Idioms” To unsubscribe, follow the instructions. In Reply to: "Stop on a dime" posted To join, you must be at least They are trained for quick breakaways and fast, precision stops. To stop on a dime means to stop very quickly or suddenly; to come to a complete and immediate halt. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+on+a+dime. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stop+on+a+dime. To come to a complete halt very suddenly or in a very short distance. 4 US dollars to the pound sterling - probably pre WWII - which would We had trouble talking to the server. Stopping on a Dime Problem What is the distance needed between an out-of-bounds line on a basketball court and a wall, so that a player can stop before hitting the wall? Theoretically, you can’t stop on a dime because it’s so small, so anything that stopped well, usually a car with great brakes, was said to stop on a dime. —————————————————————————————————————— Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary, turn (one's) back to (someone or something), the webmaster's page for free fun content, turn over in one's grave, (enough to make one). Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms. by ESC on December 31, 1999. : : Where did this expression originate? 1. Maybe the Quarter horse would stop on a Quarter. English Idioms: 22 Idioms About Happiness or Being Happy. The Ford Model T was nicknamed the flivver. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. This page contains one or more affiliate links. In the basketball context above, it means to “assist,” meaning to assist another player in scoring (passed the ball, helped the other teammate score, etc.). © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. In England, this was referred to as cross and pile.. I need a vehicle that can turn on a dime. Oops. ;-). https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drop%20a%20dime This relationship is now becoming eerily significant and I intend And, it should stop on a dime!”, “He’s been a salesman for 30 years and yet he just stopped on a dime and became a farmer.”, “I hate it when people tailgate me. Apr 16, 2020 - By Gérard de Villiers ~ Read Stopping On A Dime Lab Answers ~ stopping on a dime lab answers media publishing ebook epub kindle pdf view id d303bd529 apr 10 2020 by edgar rice burroughs determine average speed stop when the water spills over the coin notes repeat the (redirected from stopping on a dime) stop on a dime To come to a complete halt very suddenly or in a very short distance. The call though, was typically made by a police informant who would literally “drop a dime” to make the call and snitch on someone / “assist” the police in their detective work of catching criminals. He’s just “dropping dimes!”, Did someone really say that? How many of the nine orders of God's celestial attendants can you name without looking it up? ( Log Out /  A search online leads to some references about the area of contact between a train wheel and the track being about the size of a dime. Maybe the expression came from a driver trying to prove that his car was more capable than a quarter horse. Now for those who don't Employers need to be flexible and to turn on a dime in order to stay competitive. Responses must be helpful and on-topic. Amongst the over 50s here in London SWI it's common to hear a braggart Next time you are watching basketball on TV, listen closely and you may hear an announcer say that a player has “dropped a dime!”, Sources: There are other phrases with the term “dime” such as “stopping on a dime,” and “at the drop of a dime,” both referring to precision, speed & accuracy and can be used for basketball as well. In other appearances through the early 1930s, the phrase is usually quoted (stop “on a dime”) which tends to indicate that it’s an uncommon term.

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