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▪ I. scrimp, a. and adv. (skrɪmp) [This and the related scrimp v. first appear in the 18th c. The origin is obscure; cognate forms are Sw., Da. skrumpen shrivelled, MHG. schrimpfen (Mid.Ger. schrimpen str. vb.) to contract, trans. to wrinkle up (the nose), G. schrumpfen to shrivel; also shrimp n., i...
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scrimp
scrimp/skrɪmp; skrɪmp/ v(idm 习语) scrimp and save manage to live on very little money, esp so as to afford sth 节衣缩食, 节省(尤指为攒钱) We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills. 我们得省吃俭用来付帐.
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Scrumpy
Other claimed derivations include a noun scrimp with the same meaning, derived from a verb scrump, meaning "to steal fruit".
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'I'm an 18-year-old Canadian student – and I scrimp by on ...
9 hours ago — ... year, depending on how many hours I do. ... weeks, and then I only buy necessities. ... A day of very little, which is always good at the end of a ...
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cited that "Low is the type of independent film that a film critic prays for: though not a big budget film, it does so much with what it has and does not scrimp
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scrimped
scrimped, ppl. a. (skrɪmpt) Also 8 Sc. scrimpit, -et. [f. scrimp v. + -ed1.] Stinted, contracted, narrow.1725 Ramsay Gentle Sheph. i. i, A Mind that's scrimpit never wants some Care. 1786 Burns Ep. to J. S. iii, That auld, capricious carlin, Nature, To mak amends for scrimpet stature, She's turn'd y...
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scrimpy
▪ I. scrimpy, a.1 (ˈskrɪmpɪ) [f. scrimp a. + -y.] Of meagre dimensions, scanty.1855 Robinson Whitby Gloss., Scrimpy. 1866 Mrs. Gaskell Wives & Dau. xiii, A..jacket over her scrimpy and short white petticoat. 1883 Mag. of Art Aug. 402/1 A hall and staircase less abjectly ‘scrimpy’ than those usually ...
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Doenjang girl
girl or woman (hangul: , ) is a pejorative expression used in South Korea to criticize women who "[scrimp] on essentials so they can over-spend on conspicuous
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skimp
▪ I. skimp, a. [Of obscure origin: not in general use until late 19th c.] Scanty; = scrimp a.1775 Songs & Poems Costume (Percy Soc.) 255 Then the fops are so fine, With lank waisted chine, And a skimp bit of a hat. 1890 Athenæum 9 Aug. 189/3 Breaking up other measures, especially those of the ode, i...
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Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
The music video for "Lobster & Scrimp" featuring Jay-Z premiered on January 4, 1999.
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scrimply
scrimply, adv. (ˈskrɪmplɪ) [f. scrimp a. + -ly2.] 1. In a niggardly, parsimonious manner.1724 Ramsay Health 364 Nor scrimply save from what's to merit due. a 1728 ― Miser & Minos 6 He..scrimply fed on Crumbs and Water. 1864 J. Brown Jeems 5 Nature..had finished off the rest of Jeems somewhat scrimpl...
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Tôm rang muối with the scrimp sate sauce : r/VietNam - Reddit
599K subscribers in the VietNam community. Hello! This is the global dual-language Reddit home of the country Vietnam. Chào mừng bạn đến với ngôi nhà…
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scrimp and save
scrimp and saveto spend very little money, especially because you are saving it to buy something expensive. We had to scrimp and save to buy our first house. (often + to do something)
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必应词典为您提供精打细算的释义,拼音[jīng dǎ xì suàn],na. be very careful in reckoning; 网络释义: careful calculation and strict budgeting; careful and meticulous calculation; scrimp;
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shrimped
shrimped, pa. pple. Now dial. (ʃrɪmpt) [f. *shrimp, parallel form to scrimp a. or v. + -ed.] Shrivelled, withered, shrunk; huddled up with cold.1638 Rous Diary (Camden) 85 His hands were both shrimped and lame. 1670 Eachard Cont. Clergy 36 Such things as these go for Wit so long as they continue in ...
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