dropping dimes
Delivering perfect assists
Dropping dimes means informing on someone—reporting their wrongdoing to authorities or others.
The phrase comes from the days when payphone calls cost a dime: He's been dropping dimes to the feds.
In basketball, dropping dimes means delivering assists—a flashy pass that sets up a teammate's score: The point guard was dropping dimes all night.
- contributingGiving to a cause
- assistTo give support
- passMove beyond or decline
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
- helping outProviding voluntary assistance
fast break · alley-oop · court vision · accuracy · playmaker · ball handler · lending a hand · spilling the beans · dribble · informant · snitch · triple-double · no-look pass · behind the back · finesse · payphone · phone booth · dexterity
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- Informerssnitch, informer, informant, fink, squealer
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Selfish individual play style
chucking · taking shots · shooting · gunning · tunnel vision
dropping dimeskeeping quiet
Remaining silent
no snitching · keeping secrets · covering up · keeping mum · omertà
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