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单词 waste-not-want-not
释义

waste not, want not

phrase
The expression waste not, want not means that if you do not use too much of something now you will have some left later when you need it.
...a nation that prides itself on its 'waste not, want not' thrift.
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Examples of 'waste not, want not' in a sentence
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It's a waste not, want not message.
The Sun (2009)
This is waste-not, want-not comedy that leaves nothing for an out-take reel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's waste not, want not when times are tough.
The Sun (2009)
But again, it's frugality: waste not, want not.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A 'waste not, want not' attitude is very much part of the couple's general philosophy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At every opportunity we must remind ourselves that our eyes are often bigger than our stomachs and to 'waste not, want not'.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Recent years have seen us become far more ecologically aware, and 'waste not, want not' is the new mantra.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

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