on a dime
(Redirected from stop on a dime)
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (US) Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a very small space and suddenly.
- This boat can turn on a dime.
- This car has excellent brakes that will stop it on a dime.
- 2012, Ingrid Michaelson (lyrics and music), “Do It Now”, in Human Again[1]:
- 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
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]within a very short distance
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