penny-pinching
Britishadjective
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When Annie takes a job at a nightclub in Memphis, she says of its penny-pinching owner: “The man was tight as a skeeter’s teeter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Restaurants are trying to lure back customers after a challenging 2025, where traffic fell and chains pumped out discounts to try to bring penny-pinching consumers back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
All this penny-pinching has reduced the appetite of restaurants and food preparers to hire more workers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2025
But Trump famously keeps close watch over his operations and prides himself on penny-pinching.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.
From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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