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  • verb Present participle of dime.

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Examples

  • Grijalva Unhappy:"Nickel and diming our way to economic recovery, especially on the backs of working Americans who did nothing to cause our economic problems, is not the right way to go," Progressive Caucus Co-chair Raul Grijalva D-Ariz. said.

    HUFFPOST HILL - Rep. Jean Schmidt Under Investigation Eliot Nelson 2011

  • Nickle and diming the rich has a much lower social cost than doing the same to the poor.

    Matthew Yglesias » Budget Doom 2010

  • "Nickel and diming our way to economic recovery, especially on the backs of working Americans, is not the right way to go," said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Progressive Caucus.

    Budget battle waged over sliver of spending 2011

  • Grijalva Unhappy: "Nickel and diming our way to economic recovery, especially on the backs of working Americans who did nothing to cause our economic problems, is not the right way to go," Progressive Caucus Co-chair Raul Grijalva D-Ariz. said.

    HUFFPOST HILL - Rep. Jean Schmidt Under Investigation Eliot Nelson 2011

  • You've got a section called the Flintstones versus the Jetson's describing how America is nickling and diming its way into the future and then you list our water supply, our bridges, our roads, our educational system and how each time we're spending just a fraction of what we need to just to keep things fixed not to improve them.

    Rob Kall: Transcript: I Interview Arianna Huffington, Discussing Third World America and Huffpo Rob Kall 2010

  • Dismissing the GOP as "nickel and diming" him on budget negotiations, he asked, "You think we're stupid?"

    Obama's Likability Gap Daniel Henninger 2011

  • They need to get over themselves and stop nickle and diming the taxpayers who actually ride their cramped stinky airplanes.

    Senator vows to block carry-on fee 2010

  • Now I know why they don't want to "quit nickle & diming us to death" with all the miscellaneous "fees" versus rolling it into the ticket price.

    Senators fight airlines over carry-on baggage fees 2010

  • Good for Senator Schumer – it is about time that someone will stand up to the airline industries who are nickeling & diming the US consumer to death!

    Senator vows to block carry-on fee 2010

  • You've got a section called the Flintstones versus the Jetson's describing how America is nickling and diming its way into the future and then you list our water supply, our bridges, our roads, our educational system and how each time we're spending just a fraction of what we need to just to keep things fixed not to improve them.

    Rob Kall: Transcript: I Interview Arianna Huffington, Discussing Third World America and Huffpo Rob Kall 2010

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