nickel-and-dime

nickel-and-dime someone (to death)

Fig. to make numerous small monetary charges that add up to a substantial sum. Those contractors nickel-and-dimed me to death. Just give me the whole bill at one time. Don't nickel-and-dime me for days on end.

nickel-and-dime

(American informal)

very ordinary and not important

Usage notes: Nickels and dimes are American coins which are very low in value.

(always before noun) We drove along past deserted gas stations and nickel-and-dime diners.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ionas	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Junius	-	Ancient Roman
Nisha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Mykolas	-	Lithuanian
Aderyn	-	Welsh