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[ostap77]

I might have misheard but I guess it was " He's running his operations on his fathers dime" What does it mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

You heard it correctly, ostap.

'On his father's dime' means 'at his father's expense' or 'using his father's money'.

Rover

 

[Neillythere]

Hi ostap77

It means that his father is paying all his bills.

Regards
NT

Oops! My post coincided with Rover's.

 

[ostap77]

Hi ostap77

It means that his father is paying all his bills.

Regards
NT

Oops! My post coincided with Rover's.

Don't go Oops. I appreciate as many comments as possible.

How about "paper marriage"? What do you think of that?

 

[Ouisch]

Don't go Oops. I appreciate as many comments as possible.

How about "paper marriage"? What do you think of that?

A "paper marriage" usually means a marriage in name only. That is, the two people enter into a marriage for non-romantic reasons. Perhaps it is so that one party can obtain a Green Card, or so one person can be added to the other's health insurance. In any case, a paper marriage means that the people involved do not co-exist as a loving, married couple.

 

[ostap77]

A "paper marriage" usually means a marriage in name only. That is, the two people enter into a marriage for non-romantic reasons. Perhaps it is so that one party can obtain a Green Card, or so one person can be added to the other's health insurance. In any case, a paper marriage means that the people involved do not co-exist as a loving, married couple.

Thanks! There was one time I watched a movie called "Paper marriage". The meaning was simular to the one given by you. But somehow I've noticed that a lot of people prefer " marriage of convinience" to "paper marriage". Even though "to my humble opinion":-D "marriage of convinience" defers from "paper marriage".

 

[Neillythere]

Hi Ostap

As a Brit, I'm more used to seeing the "marriage of convenience" term, which is a marriage on paper alone, as Ouisch says, for non-romantic reasons.

In the UK, we also have the opposite term - a "civil" or "common"-law marriage, which is a marriage in fact (de facto) but not on paper. In such cases, where a "common law spouse" can demonstrate that they have been living together, effectively as man and wife, then each partner of such a union does, I believe, have certain similar legal rights to those enjoyed by "legally-married" couples.

Hope this helps
NT

 

[BobK]

You heard it correctly, ostap.

'On his father's dime' means 'at his father's expense' or 'using his father's money'.

Rover

:up: I'm sure this meaning is right, but the first time I heard the 'on my/his dime' it was referring to phone-calls: President Bartlett (for it was he ) said he wanted a phone-call to the Vatican to be 'on my own dime' - not on official expenses. The use of 'dime' made sense, as at one time (perhaps even now?) US call boxes took 10 cent pieces.

Returning to ostap's quote, a major business expense paid by the father may have been the phone bill (+ internet connection, I imagine). There would have been other expenses though (heat, rent, domestic services...) and I imagine these are all included - rather more than a dime's worth!

b

 

[ostap77]

:up: I'm sure this meaning is right, but the first time I heard the 'on my/his dime' it was referring to phone-calls: President Bartlett (for it was he ) said he wanted a phone-call to the Vatican to be 'on my own dime' - not on official expenses. The use of 'dime' made sense, as at one time (perhaps even now?) US call boxes took 10 cent pieces.

Returning to ostap's quote, a major business expense paid by the father may have been the phone bill (+ internet connection, I imagine). There would have been other expenses though (heat, rent, domestic services...) and I imagine these are all included - rather more than a dime's worth!

b

You're the best!:up::up::up: That was a mighty good exprassion!