(idiomatic, slang) To make a telephone call.
He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph.
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(slang, with on) To inform, to call the authorities (on).
He was in the back for a few minutes. Turned out he was dropping a dime on Ralph.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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