skinflint
One who is excessively stingy or cautious with moneyOne who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
» Don't be such a skinflint.
Sei nicht so geizig!
Не будь таким скупердяем.
Не будь таким скрягой.
Не будь такой скрягой.
Не будь такой скупердяйкой.
Не будь таким скнарою.
Не будь такою скнарою.
Значение
значений: 1One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Примеры
предложений: 3Don't be such a skinflint.
Не будь таким скупердяем. — marafon
ukНе будь таким скнарою. — deniko
deSei nicht so geizig! — Esperantostern
Our requests for additional funding were thwarted by the skinflints in upper management.
That skinflint, he never offers to pay!
Происхождение
From the phrase skin a flint (“go to extreme lengths for the sake of gain or economy”), frFrom the phrase skin a flint (“go to extreme lengths for the sake of gain or economy”), from the brittleness and hardness of flint which makes it almost impossible to remove just its skin without shattering it.
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Формы
мн. число: skinflints| Ед. число | skinflint |
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