dime\ store

dime\ store
• dime store
• five-and-dime
• five-and-ten
n. phr.
A store that sells things that cost little.

Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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