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Meaning of on a dime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a very confined space and suddenly.

US, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“This boat can turn on a dime.”
“This car has excellent brakes that will stop it on a dime.”
“Everything will stop on a dime / Everything will crash into itself in good time / Do you want to beat your own heart, beat your own heart / Or leave it behind / Or leave it behind”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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