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What does nickel-and-dimed mean?
What does nickel-and-dimed mean? This expression was used in Barbara Ehrenreich's book called "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America." Even after reading the book, I'm having trouble expressing this in Japanese.
2011年9月22日 13:16
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I don't know how to say it in Japanese, but it's the idea of making do with very little money.
Eg. if you spend most of your money and there is still a week left until pay day, you might say you were nickel-and-diming it til you get paid again.
It comes from the idea that instead of having (lots of) dollars to spend, you have only nickels (5 cents) and dimes (10 cents) to spend. Not literally - figuratively.
2011年9月22日
The expression can mean small-time, but the usage as a verb means to be charged several unexpected, small amounts until the sum adds up to something significant.
2011年9月22日
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2011年9月22日
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