nickel-and-dime /(?)/

imp. & p. p. nickel-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n. nickel-and-diming

1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial reasons;
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating overhead. [informal]

1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime criticisms. [informal]
2. Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal]