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nickel and dime (someone) What does nickel and dime (someone) mean?	to charge someone many small amounts of money	The constant small repairs to my car are beginning to nickel and dime me.
nickel and dime (someone) What does nickel and dime (someone) mean?	to charge many small amounts of money (which eventually equal a large amount of money)	The small repairs on my car are beginning to nickel and dime me.
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Nickel And Dime (someone) Idiom