| 单词 | nickel-and-dime |
| 释义 | nickel-and-dime (once / 454589 pages) vadj WORD FAMILY nickel-and-dime USAGE EXAMPLESHe was just 32 — and, incredibly, had in his brief life been stopped a total of 52 times for nickel-and-dime traffic violations. Washington Post(Sep 22, 2016) In other words, airlines are not completely evil, and are less likely to nickel-and-dime you during long-haul flights. New York Times(Oct 19, 2015) But airlines that create new ways to nickel-and-dime customers while reaping big profits only fuel consumer distaste for flying. Washington Times(Feb 15, 2016) 1v spend money frugally; spend as little as possible Syn|Hyper penny-pinch drop, expend, spend pay out 2v accumulate gradually Hyper come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch gather (money or other resources) together over time 3adj of minor importance a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room Syn small-time unimportant not important 4adj low-paying a nickel-and-dime job Syn cheap, inexpensive relatively low in price or charging low prices |
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