penny-pinching

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And penny-pinching at the expense of the unemployed is cruel as well as misguided.
而在失業(yè)費(fèi)用上的小氣吝嗇則會(huì)像帶錯(cuò)路一樣致命。
But Nischan says the penny-pinching has actually helped his Connecticut restaurant, Dressing Room.
但是奈斯陳說(shuō)，正是這些“吝嗇的”人實(shí)際上幫了康涅狄格的“更衣間”餐厛。
The war has strained relations between the army and the government, with generals accusing the government of penny-pinching and sending their men into battle under-equipped.
由於將軍們紛紛指責(zé)政府吝嗇，派出的作戰(zhàn)部隊(duì)又裝備不足，所以這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)使英國(guó)政府同軍隊(duì)的關(guān)系變得緊張。

So far, at least, Packard has been able to convert them to his gospel of self-reliance and penny-pinching.
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And you can go to his website where he documents his penny-pinching gardening tips at cheapvegetablegardener.com.
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Penny-pinching has not improved returns as revenues faltered, and investors have watched value languish.
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