Sep 13, 2016 · The only thing to be gained by adding red to "a cent" (or thin to "a dime") is emphasis on the following noun. On the other hand, since 1837 was the year that U.S. pennies went from pure copper to 95% copper (as detailed in a link in Laurel's answer), perhaps "red penny" is a reference to the older, slightly purer (but no more valuable) type of ...

Nov 18, 2020 · I grew up hearing phrases like, "X can stop on a dime," meaning that X, presumably at the controls of some kind of vehicle, can bring that vehicle to a stop in as short a distance as the diameter of a U.S.A. 10 cent piece (a dime, a very small coin little more than a centimeter in diameter). When and where does this phrase come from?

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Oct 20, 2015 · To dance on a dime was to grind bodies tightly together in clothed but sexual contact, without moving from that spot; taxi dancers working for a dime (immortalized in the 1930 Lorenz Hart lyric "Ten Cents a Dance") were exhorted by their bosses to keep the customers moving. Thus, to get off the dime came to mean "to get moving." (ytlcommunity.com)

May 23, 2023 · Here's an example of the phrase "to boot": My wife made a disgusting looking dinner, and it tasted awful to boot! The implication of the "to boot" is that the fact that the dinner tasted awful wa...

Apr 13, 2017 · "Nickel and diming" is usually applied to someone or something (like a big company) that has a significant economic advantage over the person or entity it is doing business with and that exploits its advantage by adding a series of niggling fees and penalties to the ongoing contract at the expense of the economically weaker party. A typical example is a …

I have a story about the "on the bus". I read somewhere (or someone explained to me) that back in the day buses were open, so that one wasn't inside the bus per se, but rather on the top of the bus.

Mar 10, 2014 · If I had to give a "stickier term" which also explained the meaning of the red circle symbol with a diagonal slash, I would say: That's the Do not do sign. Do not smoke; do not park here; do not use a mobile here 1; do not take photos 2 etc.

Dec 16, 2010 · Adverbial phrase: on time This describes the punctual manner in which an action is undertaken. Examples: My package was delivered on time.

Mar 14, 2017 · The term watershed is often used for this. From Cambridge Dictionaries: watershed noun (BIG CHANGE) [Uncountable] an event or period that is important because it represents a big change and the start of new developments: