nickel and dime someone

nickel and dime (one)

To assess costs or fees in enough small amounts that it adds up to a substantial sum. Between the increases in property tax, sales tax, and income tax, I feel like the government is constantly trying to nickel and dime us. My phone company has been nickel and diming me for years.
See also: and, dime, nickel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

nickel and dime someone

verb
See nickel and dime someone to death
See also: and, dime, nickel, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • nickel and dime
  • nickel and dime (one)
  • nickel and dime (one) to death
  • nickel and dime someone to death
  • nickel-and-dime
  • sin tax
  • go Galt
  • house poor
  • bargepole
  • in tandem