| 单词 | nickel-and-dime |
| 例句 | “And don’t tell me you were some kind of nickel-and-dime Romeo, either.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Nothing—only the finest nickel-and-dime store in all the world! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She offered her services pro bono to the women who appear in the series, so moved was she by their stories of deceit, fraud and violence by the “nickel-and-dime” con man Richard Scott Smith. Taking Down Bad Men Is Her Job 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z So if you want to pay for that pieróg in cash, consider opening a checking account that doesn’t nickel-and-dime you abroad. How to Pack Your Wallet for a Trip to Europe 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Absent hardship, it’s also unfortunate and tone-deaf at best for this couple to inject a nickel-and-dime debate into what seems to be an enduring, enriching, harmonious balance of eight adults. Carolyn Hax: A separated couple is struggling to find a way to reconcile 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z If I want a book, I’m not going to nickel-and-dime a brick-and-mortar shop, especially when so many of them are struggling. Perspective | An afternoon inside a bookstore was as glorious as ever. Here’s what I bought. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z After taking office, Emanuel pledged that he wouldn't "nickel-and-dime" taxpayers for budget fixes. Chicagoans like Rahm, with reservations 2012-05-15T05:00:00Z Many teams are trying to slow down Kansas City’s offense by playing zone defenses, but the tradeoff is watching Travis Kelce nickel-and-dime his way down the field. Chiefs defense dominant while Mahomes and the offense goes through ‘growing pains’ 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z After years of allegedly running other nickel-and-dime scams, Santos appears to have concluded, for good reason, that the GOP donation pool is composed of easily shaken down marks. The Donald Trump, George Santos, and SBF fraud cases expose the gullibility of rich conservatives 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z “This is meant to nickel-and-dime, audit and harass America’s small businesses and families, who they know cannot afford the legal fees to fight this army,” Malliotakis said. House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Maybe they result in some nickel-and-dime gains for businesses from people who throw in the towel and pay whatever’s being demanded. Column: In this, my final column, one last consumer problem to be solved 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Since deregulation in the 1980s, the entire banking industry has grown more reliant on reaching into people’s pockets with nickel-and-dime fees, as opposed to its traditional focus on loan interest. Column: Wells Fargo found another way to abuse customers. Then I called them on it 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z It does also seem like a way to further nickel-and-dime students through a kind of “food DRM.” Kellogg’s is introducing a cereal robot to make the easiest food to prepare even easier 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Moreover, it’s pretty obvious in hindsight that you don’t hit people with a nickel-and-dime fee just to fix a problem not of the customer’s making. Column: 'It's the principle of the thing!' Couple fights for 44-year-old phone number 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “It’s about what I believe are my constituents’ exasperation with increasing nickel-and-dime taxes, and I think the people in the state are exasperated.” Homelessness, climate change, car tabs, guns and Matt Shea: It’s all on the table as 2020 Legislature begins 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Airlines, banks, phone companies — each has boosted its bottom line by hitting customers with nickel-and-dime charges for services that were once offered for free. Column: Ralphs is now charging 50 cents for cash back at the register 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z As its popularity has grown, so have nickel-and-dime charges that have ruined the best bargain in America. Vegas Escapes: A Tim Burton twist at the Neon Museum 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z It doesn’t even bother him too much that he was characterized as a “nickel-and-dime” gumshoe after his team busted two Metro employees for alleged double-dipping. Analysis | Metro’s inspector general keeps a watchful eye on problems big and small 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z “They are going to find a way to nickel-and-dime you to death.” The ‘Neo-Banks’ Are Finally Having Their Moment 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Q: Do Spirit and the other ultra-low-cost carriers nickel-and-dime customers with all the fees you charge? CEO-in-waiting talks about Spirit Airlines’ future 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z This was no nickel-and-dime operation: Mr. D’Souza reimbursed two “straw donors” $10,000 each for making donations by themselves and their spouses. Opinion | The celebrity pardoner 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z No more contracts, no more nickel-and-dime taxes and fees. Cutting the cord: Streaming instead of cable TV means complicated choices, and some trade-offs 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Arkansas State did nickel-and-dime the Huskers with lots of 8- to 12-yard gains, mostly on bubble screens and against soft coverage on underneath routes. Huskers’ Riley not worried, knows ‘D’ must improve vs Ducks 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The solution to Metro’s money problems doesn’t lie in peddling its assets or other nickel-and-dime fixes such as increasing parking fees. Opinion | Would selling naming rights for Metro stations really be worth it? 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z To the extent that federal support is withdrawn, the states have to find the revenue, which often results in myriad nickel-and-dime tax and fee increases that provide an abrasive irritant to daily life. Dear Mr. Trump: Here’s what readers hope to see from your presidency 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Turning games and apps into nickel-and-dime storefronts doesn’t improve anything other than the developer’s profitability. App subscriptions were always inevitable 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z But airlines that create new ways to nickel-and-dime customers while reaping big profits only fuel consumer distaste for flying. Editorials from around Ohio 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z But after a year or so – it’s back to the nickel-and-dime life. How to Audit Your Financial Products 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Instead of focusing on clipping coupons and living frugally, the wealthy reject the nickel-and-dime thinking of the masses and focus their mental energy where it belongs: on the big money. This Is How Millionaires View Money — and Why It’s Successful 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Consumers might be more inclined to pay for cable if the industry stopped trying to nickel-and-dime them. Let Consumers Use Better, Cheaper Cable Boxes 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Going into effect September 1 and expected to generate $12 million annually, this new “cloud tax” is just the most recent example of Chicago politicians taking a nickel-and-dime approach toward fixing their ailing economy. Chicago To Apply 9% 'Netflix Tax' 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Is the future of nickel-and-dime gaming additives the subsidization of not-universally-beloved corporate mega-brands throughout the food, automotive, banking and big box retail industries? Why 'Destiny' Players Are So Mad About Red Bull 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The road to corporate greed is paved with nickel-and-dime bank charges. Another spurious bank fee: $12 for depositing a check that bounces 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z One lesson for all consumers from this episode is that many companies deliberately keep recurring fees at nickel-and-dime levels to discourage people from taking notice or asking questions. Bank's offer of 'free' insurance is dubious way to appreciate customers 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z A nickel-and-dime matter on its face, the change is significant when you consider the many variations in copying fees across the state and multiply duplication costs by the incalculable millions of copies made each year. Michigan records requests revised, but costs can be high 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z "It's all nickel-and-dime stuff, but it adds up," Redman, 69, said of his rising cable bill. Time Warner Cable sneaks in higher fees to customers 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Though it conducted exhaustive due diligence it had a “nickel-and-dime” approach to negotiations that might have worked in India but appeared naive and arrogant abroad. Reimagining Ambani 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Attendance policy development is not rocket science, unless fearful weenies get hold of the project and nickel-and-dime it to death. Nine HR Policies That Drive Good People Away 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z I’m a life-long penny pincher, but I hate the nickel-and-dime approach these airlines are taking. The price you pay for bigotry: Is Clippers owner Donald Sterling getting off too easy? 2014-05-01T14:03:09Z What’s scary to travelers who loathe the nasty, nickel-and-dime model is that this approach is clearly spreading. As Hated Airline Fees Spread, the Original Fee-Crazed Carrier Changes Course 2014-04-29T17:35:44Z "Spirit is known as an airline that will nickel-and-dime you and they're proud of it," Kelly said. Frontier Airlines rolls out carry-on bag fees, cuts base fares 2014-04-28T22:54:10Z We needed to do the review before I approached the president about any more forces; I couldn't nickel-and-dime him to death. Book Excerpt: The Wars of Robert Gates 2014-01-10T20:12:27Z Mr. Cali is not looking for nickel-and-dime towing jobs, but rather for collisions involving cars that, as he said, are relatively new and fully insured. Character Study: A Tow-Truck Driver Who Races to the Wreckage 2013-12-27T23:36:21Z To some extent, the hotel industry has followed the airlines down the path to a more fee-centered, nickel-and-dime business model. Why Hotels Aren’t Making a Killing on Fees Like the Airlines 2013-06-05T18:00:04Z In the travel business, the nickel-and-dime model rules. Travel Fees: Not Wanting to Be Left Out, Cruises Pile on New Charges Too 2012-09-11T17:35:32Z “If the city is going to nickel-and-dime me, I’m going to nickel-and-dime the city.” Unused Parking Meter Time Can Now Be Sold 2012-05-31T01:16:03Z Such is the price of what Swati Ramanathan calls “retail corruption,” the sort of nickel-and-dime bribery, as opposed to large-scale graft, that infects everyday life in so many parts of the world. I Paid a Bribe and Similar Corruption-Exposing Sites Spread 2012-03-07T00:39:46Z Like so many in his generation of doctors, the nickel-and-dime efforts of insurers have left him deeply bitter. Doctors INC.: Family Physician Can?t Give Away Solo Practice 2011-04-23T01:10:13Z “These are nickel-and-dime attempts to cut budgets, but they add up,” said Alan Essig, an expert on state budgets at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Inmates Help States Fill Budget Gaps 2011-02-24T19:30:30Z A lot of the fees seem like nickel-and-dime charges, but they add up to big money. Fair Game: Finally, Mortgage Borrowers Score Points 2010-06-12T17:34:00Z And credibility on things that make them seem like nickel-and-dime thieves. Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson are the talk of political Harlem 2010-03-08T05:00:00Z |
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