Nickel And Dime (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Nickel And Dime (someone) Idiom mean?

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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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have the right to (do something) What does "have the right to (do something)" mean?	have the freedom or legal right to do something	The lawyer did not have the right to ask personal questions during the trial.
stressed out What does "stressed out" mean?	anxious; upset; agitated; annoyed
put up money for (something) What does "put up money for (something)" mean?	to provide money for something	The telephone company put up most of the money for the new science center.
grit one's teeth What does "grit one's teeth" mean?	to grind one's teeth together in anger or from stress or determination	I grit my teeth and began to clean up after the students' party.
plug What does "plug" mean?	promotion or advertisement (often free) for a product or service
quick as greased lightning What does "quick as greased lightning" mean?	very quickly, very fast	The cat climbed up the tree as quick as greased lightning.

throw one`s weight around What does "throw one`s weight around" mean?	to use one`s influence in an aggressive way	Our boss has been throwing his weight around ever since he got his promotion.
bench warmer What does "bench warmer" mean?	a player who remains on the bench, usually due to lack of skill.	He was a bench warmer and never played in a single game.
quite a number What does "quite a number" mean?	much or many	Quite a number of the teachers agreed to use the new textbooks.

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Nickel And Dime (someone) Idiom