nickel-and-dime

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnickel-and-dimeˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verb [transitive] American English informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later.• "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees, " said Cohn, an analyst.nickel-and-dimenickel-and-dime2 adjective [only before noun] American English UNIMPORTANTCHEAPunimportant or involving little moneyExamples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• We face big problems that can't be solved with nickel-and-dime solutions.

单词	nickel-and-dime
释义	nickel-and-dime From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnickel-and-dimeˌnickel-and-ˈdime1 verb [transitive] American English informal to not give enough attention or money to something, with the result that it is not dealt with effectively→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• If we nickel-and-dime the problem now, we'll regret it later.• "Banks are trying to nickel-and-dime their customers with fees, " said Cohn, an analyst.nickel-and-dimenickel-and-dime2 adjective [only before noun] American English UNIMPORTANTCHEAPunimportant or involving little moneyExamples from the Corpusnickel-and-dime• We face big problems that can't be solved with nickel-and-dime solutions.
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