| 单词 | on a dime |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also upon) a dime North American. on (also upon) a dime: in a very small space or short distance; (figurative) quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly. Frequently in to turn on (also upon) a dime and variants: to turn (or be able to turn) or manoeuvre in a very small space or short distance; (figurative) to change (or be liable to change) position or direction quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly. Similarly in to stop on (also upon) a dime. Cf. on (also upon) a sixpence at sixpence n. Additions.Originally referring to a horse with the agility to turn sharply in a very small area. ΚΠ 1911 Washington Post 28 May (Sporting section) 4/7 The English [polo] ponies having the flange on the inside of the shoe, which..is the part of the foot most needing a bracing when a pony turns ‘on a dime’. 1920 W. R. York in J. N. Hall & C. B. Nordhoff Lafayette Flying Corps I. 511 I was up against a much better pilot than myself, a bird who could turn around on a dime. 1940 Open Road for Boys Sept. 21/2 (advt.) What a bike! You stop on a dime with the Fore Wheel Brake. 1950 R. Macdonald Drowning Pool ix. 83 While she danced on a dime by herself, he moved in a circle about her. 1953 Forbes 15 Jan. 14 (heading) The steelers: too big to turn on a dime, they make their money from fighting production costs. 1972 D. E. Westlake Bank Shot ii. 16 Kelp..stomped on the brake. It was a power brake, and the car stopped on a dime. 1977 H. O'Hagan Woman who got on at Jasper Station 50 He pulled savagely on his hackamore bridle and the sorrel mare, in her time a first-rate cow-pony—she could turn on a dime—pivoted beneath him. 1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein i. i. 7 I'd turn on the Victrola and play him a record and he would stop crying, like on a dime. 2019 Phil's Stock World (Nexis) 3 Jan. The fact that stocks and stock markets can turn on a dime is one of the most frustrating aspects of investing. < as lemmas |
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