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dropped a dime (on)
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past tense of drop a dime (on)
Synonyms of dropped a dime (on)
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
- The criminal dropped a dime on his former associates in exchange for a more lenient sentence.
Synonyms for dropped a dime (on)
- finked,
- grassed (on)
- [British slang],
- informed,
- ratted (on),
- sang
- (or sung),
- snitched,
- split (on)
- [British],
- squeaked,
- squealed,
- talked,
- told (on)
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