I told him to put an egg in his shoe and beat it.

He nickels and dimes his way through life.

The company is nickeling and diming its customers with hidden fees.

The cat is mousing in the backyard.

They were cat-and-mousing each other all day.

The cat chased the mouse.

The cat-and-mouses game continued throughout the night.

The cat chases the mouse.

They cat-and-moused each other all day.

Many people feel like they are being nickelled and dimed by the high cost of living.