pinch pennies



pinch pennies

Be thrifty or miserly, as in There's no need to pinch pennies now that you're working full-time. This term was first recorded in 1942.
See also: penny, pinch

pinch pennies

Informal
To be thrifty or miserly.
See also: penny, pinch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliseoe-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
JanetJAN-ətEnglish
Abu-Arabic
Rajko-Croatian
Dipaka-Hinduism
Amnon-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew