skinflint

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskinflintskin‧flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countable] informal GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval SYN miserExamples from the Corpusskinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain

单词	skinflint
释义	skinflint From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskinflintskin‧flint /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ noun [countable] informal GENEROUS#someone who hates spending money or giving it away – used to show disapproval SYN miserExamples from the Corpusskinflint• They live in the nine skinflint boroughs - mostly Tory authorities - which have scrapped their school meals service on cost grounds.• Dolly's a bit of an old skinflint.• Grandad went to work for a farmer who was rather an old skinflint.• We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.Origin skinflint (1600-1700) From the idea of people who so hate spending money that they would remove the outer part of a stone to try to make some gain
随便看	give responsibility etc give rise to give rise to something give shit give short measure give six months years etc give six three years etc give some etc rope give some slack give some stick give somebody (a) five give somebody (a) free rein give somebody a (good) run for their money give somebody a bashing give somebody a bell give somebody a big hand give somebody a big hug/kiss give somebody a bite give somebody a blank check give somebody a blank cheque give somebody a boost (up) give somebody a break give somebody a buzz give somebody a call/buzz give somebody a clap