| 单词 | waste not, want not |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Waste not, want notwaste not, want not Wise use of one's resources will keep one from poverty. For example, I just hate to throw out good food—waste not, want not. This proverbial saying was first recorded in 1772 but had an earlier, even more alliterative version, willful waste makes woeful want (1576). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Waste not, want notIf we don't waste what we have, we'll still have it in the future and will not lack (want) it. Words nearby Waste not, want notwasteful, waste gate, waste heat recovery, wasteland, wastelot, Waste not, want not, waste one's breath, wastepaper, wastepaper basket, waste pipe, waste product The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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