penny-pinching

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And penny-pinching at the expense of the unemployed is cruel as well as misguided.
而在失业费用上的小气吝啬则会像带错路一样致命。
But Nischan says the penny-pinching has actually helped his Connecticut restaurant, Dressing Room.
但是奈斯陈说，正是这些“吝啬的”人实际上帮了康涅狄格的“更衣间”餐厅。
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.
由于将军们纷纷指责政府吝啬，派出的作战部队又装备不足，所以这场战争使英国政府同军队的关系变得紧张。

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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