A bad contractor may hide mistakes or blame someone else and nickel-and-dime you with extra charges.
一个不道德的承包商可能会隐瞒自身的失误或归咎他人，以额外的收费耗尽你的经费。
'If you are expecting to lose a dime and you lost a nickel, you are a winner, ' says senior analyst Howard Silverblatt at Standard &Poor's.
标准普尔公司(Standard &Poor's)资深分析师西尔维布拉特(Howard Silverblatt)说，如果你预期会损失一毛钱，结果只损失了五分，那你就算赢了。
Wherever he was offered a choice between a dime and a nickel, he always chose the nickel.
每次有人拿出一个一角的银币和一个五分的镍币让他从中选一个，他总是选那个镍币。
Compared to your business, mine is a nickel-and-dime operation.
比起你的事业，我的只是小本生意。
Compared to your business, mine is a nickel-and-dime operation.
比起你的事业，我的只是小本生意。
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