Was originally "dropping a dime"
Back in pay phone days, dropping a dime meant giving someone 10 cents to make a phone call... or assisting them.
Back in pay phone days, dropping a dime meant giving someone 10 cents to make a phone call... or assisting them.
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• Drop a dime
• "Dial" a phone number
• "Hang up"
• "Tape" a show
• "Rewind"
• "Film" a video
• "Roll up" the window
• "Carbon copy" (CC) an email
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_53MLgH2MC0