Sep 13, 2016 · The only thing to be gained by adding red to "a cent" (or thin to "a dime") is emphasis on the following noun. On the other hand, since 1837 was the year that U.S. pennies went from pure copper to 95% copper (as detailed in a link in Laurel's answer), perhaps "red penny" is a reference to the older, slightly purer (but no more valuable) type of ...

Nov 18, 2020 · I grew up hearing phrases like, "X can stop on a dime," meaning that X, presumably at the controls of some kind of vehicle, can bring that vehicle to a stop in as short a distance as the diameter of a U.S.A. 10 cent piece (a dime, a very small coin little more than a centimeter in diameter). When and where does this phrase come from?

Oct 20, 2015 · To dance on a dime was to grind bodies tightly together in clothed but sexual contact, without moving from that spot; taxi dancers working for a dime (immortalized in the 1930 Lorenz Hart lyric "Ten Cents a Dance") were exhorted by their bosses to keep the customers moving. Thus, to get off the dime came to mean "to get moving." (ytlcommunity.com)

Jan 11, 2021 · The difference between "real time" and "real-time" is mostly a matter of style and placement. In most cases, there's no need to add the hyphen; "real time" will work very well.

Aug 31, 2014 · The Red Ginger plant of Malaysia, Alpinia purpurata, is a brilliant red: Circumstantially, it was in the late 18th century and the 19th century, during which ginger came to mean “red-haired” or “red-plumed” according to the OED citation in Amanda's answer , that the British occupied parts of Malaysia (among other countries), and started ...

Mar 9, 2014 · If I had to give a "stickier term" which also explained the meaning of the red circle symbol with a diagonal slash, I would say: That's the Do not do sign. Do not smoke; do not park here; do not use a mobile here 1; do not take photos 2 etc.

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Aug 15, 2019 · The general prohibition sign (official name, according to ISO 7010), also known as a no symbol, no sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle or universal no, is a red circle with a red diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right), completely enclosing a pictogram to indicate something is not permitted.

Aug 6, 2017 · A dime is 10c (used specifically in the US or Canada). In the context of your expression though, rather than being literal, you can think of this as just representing money in general and the use of "their" emphasizes that it's specifically them paying.

Jun 5, 2011 · Whether this used, or just made reference to, a red ball track signal for the fast freight is unclear, but in any case the special trains were called red ball trains and came to have each car carry a placard with routing data and a large red ball (disc) printed on them. By 1902, the Santa Fe had this system running on all its main lines, and by ...