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nickel tour

idiom
Meaning

Synonym of fifty-cent tour.

Examples
SIMPLE

He gave me a quick nickel tour of the new office.

CONTEXTUAL

Before the meeting started, the manager gave the new employee a brief nickel tour of the building.

COMPLEX

After arriving at the laboratory, the lead scientist provided a hurried nickel tour of the equipment before the experiment began.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    fifty-cent tour

    A fast and general introduction to a place.

  2. 02

    nickel and dime

    Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.

  3. 03

    nickel nurser

    A miser.

  4. 04

    not worth a plug nickel

    Having no or almost no value; worthless.

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