penny-pinching

• n.,adj.penny-pinch的变形

penny-pinch['peni'pintʃ]

• vt.[美国俚语] 对…吝啬；小气地拿出钱：

  He is a miser,and has penny-pinched himself out of several millions of US dollars.

  他是个吝啬鬼，剋扣自己而攒下数百万美元。