This car can turn on a dime.
•I need a vehicle that can turn on a dime.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
turn on a dime — {v. phr.} To be able to turn in a very narrow spot comparable to a small coin. * /This new sports car can turn on a dime./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn on a dime — turn sharply, turn quickly, do a 180 An Alfa Romeo has excellent steering. It can turn on a dime … English idioms
turn on a dime — verb have a small turning radius My little subcompact car turns on a dime! • Topics: ↑driving • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s * * * turn on a dime … Useful english dictionary
turn on a dime — to change direction very quickly. The economy is not likely to turn on a dime between now and the end of the year. We never knew what our father would decide because his opinions could turn on a dime … New idioms dictionary
turn on a dime — in. to turn sharply; to turn in a small radius. □ This baby will turn on a dime. □ A car that will turn on a ime at high speed without turning turtle is what I want … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn\ on\ a\ dime — v. phr. To be able to turn in a very narrow spot comparable to a small coin. This new sports car can turn on a dime … Словарь американских идиом
turn a nice dime — verb make a satisfactory profit The company turned a nice dime after a short time • Syn: ↑turn a nice penny, ↑turn a nice dollar • Hypernyms: ↑profit, ↑turn a profit • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
turn on a dime — verb to have a small turning circle Syn: turn on a sixpence … Wiktionary
turn on a dime — informal to turn round in an extremely small space … English dictionary
dime — [ daım ] noun count * a coin worth ten CENTS in the U.S. and Canada: I have not taken one dime of his money. a dime a dozen INFORMAL extremely common turn on a dime INFORMAL to turn around in an extremely small space … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
