Squeeze every dime out of it

MW · #1 (**permalink**) 23-Mar-2006, 23:22

Meaning?

Tdol · #2 (**permalink**) 24-Mar-2006, 04:42

Get all the money out of it that you can.

PJ Forth · #3 (**permalink**) 25-Mar-2006, 04:18

MW,

If you "squeeze every dime out of it," it means that you used "it" to its full value. For example, if you had a car and, through careful maintenance, it lasted 20 or 30 years, you would definitely be "squeezing every dime out of it."

PJ


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