on someone's dime | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)At themonetaryexpenseof the person indicated.1995December 22,Adam Green, “If Holden Caulfield Spent a Weekend in Today's Manhattan”, inNew York Times, retrieved3 June 2019:They challenged my knowledge of the book, suggested that my article would inevitably be lousy and concluded that J. D. Salinger would be disgusted by what I was doing—all the while drinkingon my dime.2001September 23, John Cloud, “The Plot Comes Into Focus”, inTime, retrieved3 June 2019:Their simple lives contrast sharply with the multimillion-dollar rumors surrounding Osama bin Laden.[…][T]hey weren't living largeon his dime.2011December 19, Sebastian Doggart, “Green Card, Golden Ticket”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved3 June 2019:But if you’re a Haitian, Mexican, or Brit and you step on American soil and are then detained by US officials, without a visa, you’ll be on the next boat back home—andon your dimetoo.

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