skimp and save

To reduce or limit one's spending in order to save money. I'd love to go out to dinner with you, but I'm really skimping and saving right now. I'm sorry, honey, but your father and I can't afford to buy you a new bike right now—you'll have to work more hours and skimp and save.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Thorn;ÓRfre&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Melvin	['melvin]
Pauline	['pɔ:lain]
Dorin	-	Romanian
OvÍDio	-	Portuguese
Regina	rə-JEEN-ə (English), rə-GEEN-ə (English), rə-JIEN-ə (English), re-GEE-nah (German, Polish), re-JEE-nah (Italian), RE-gee-naw (Hungarian)	English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norweg