on a dime

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Meaning: (US,idiomatic)Within a very short distance; especially, with agileprecisionin a very confined space and suddenly.Synonym:(UK)on a sixpenceThis boat can turnon a dime.This car has excellent brakes that will stop iton a dime.2012,Ingrid Michaelson, “Do It Now”, inHuman Again‎[1]:Everything will stopon 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

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