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pinch pennies

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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