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owlfish at 10:59pm on 21/04/2008 under two sides of one ocean
owlfish at 10:59pm on 21/04/2008 under two sides of one oceanIn British, how do you say "to nickel and dime" someone? Given the currencies involved, it seems very unlikely to me that the same phrase is used here.
It doesn't mean penny-pinching, since while saving money is involved, the phrase is really about petty trivialities in transactions.
It doesn't mean penny-pinching, since while saving money is involved, the phrase is really about petty trivialities in transactions.
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