put a quarter in someone
v. phr.— «No, I don’t know who put a quarter in me, and I’m sorry for going on so long, but just had to get this off my chest. Thanks» —“Re: Free Personality Test” by Jigsaw6452 Usenet: alt.religion.scientology June 9, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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