nickeling and diming
Death by small charges
Nickeling and diming is wearing someone down through many small charges, demands, or criticisms rather than one large one.
The phrase evokes being bled slowly by trivial amounts: The landlord kept nickeling and diming us with fees for every little thing.
Also spelled nickeling and diming or nickel-and-diming.
- stinginessExcessive reluctance to spend
- surchargesAdditional fees imposed
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- service feesCharges for rendered work
- miserlinessExcessive reluctance to spend
predatory pricing · microtransactions · bundling · resentment · upselling · bait and switch · price gouging · distrustfulness · hidden fees · fine print · dynamic pricing · consumer advocacy · profit maximization · cheapskate · frugality · squeeze every penny · death by a thousand cuts · every little thing
nickeling and dimingflat rate
Unchanging price regardless of quantity
all-inclusive · package deal · lump sum · fixed price · transparent pricing
nickeling and dimingrolling out the red carpet
Lavish formal reception
going all out · generosity · generous · magnanimity · lavish
nickeling and dimingbig-ticket
Costing considerable money
going for broke · betting the farm · swinging for the fences