pinch pennies
pinch pennies {v. phr.}, {informal}
Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty.
When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies.
- penny-pincher {n.}, {informal}
A stingy or selfish person; miser.
He spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny-pincher.
- penny-pinching {adj.} or {n.}, {informal}
Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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