TURN ON A DIME

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn on a dime mean? 

• TURN ON A DIME (verb)
  The verb TURN ON A DIME has 1 sense:

1. have a small turning radius

  Familiarity information: TURN ON A DIME used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURN ON A DIME (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have a small turning radius

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

My little subcompact car turns on a dime!

Hypernyms (to "turn on a dime" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Domain category:

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

The job of Uranus is to keep us mentally nimble and ready to turn on a dime, so It’s nearly impossible to guess what might come.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)