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penny-pinch — verb spend money frugally; spend as little as possible (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑nickel and dime • Hypernyms: ↑spend, ↑expend, ↑drop • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
pinch pennies — phrasal : to practice strict economy there weren t any pennies pinched when it was furnished F.B.Gipson * * * I pinch (or count or watch) (one s) pennies be careful about how much one spends he is pinching pennies to save for a movie | she s been … Useful english dictionary
penny\ pincher — • penny pincher • penny pinching See: pinch pennies … Словарь американских идиом
penny\ pinching — • penny pincher • penny pinching See: pinch pennies … Словарь американских идиом
penny pincher — [penny pinching] See: PINCH PENNIES … Dictionary of American idioms
penny pincher — [penny pinching] See: PINCH PENNIES … Dictionary of American idioms
penny — n. 1) to pinch pennies ( to be frugal ) 2) (misc.) a pretty penny ( a large sum of money ); (BE; colloq.) the penny drops ( somebody finally understands ); (BE; colloq.) to spend a penny ( to use a toilet ) * * * [ penɪ] (BE; colloq.) the penny… … Combinatory dictionary
pinch pennies — {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. * /When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies./ [penny pincher] {n.}, {informal} A stingy or selfish person; miser. * /He… … Dictionary of American idioms
pinch pennies — {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. * /When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies./ [penny pincher] {n.}, {informal} A stingy or selfish person; miser. * /He… … Dictionary of American idioms
pinch — 1 verb 1 (T) to press a part of someone s flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts: Mum, he pinched me! 2 (T) informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable: Someone s pinched my… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
