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Перевод: scrimp

[прилагательное]
скудный;
[глагол]
ограничивать; урезывать; скупиться

Тезаурус:

1. While some downright starve, and others scrimp and save to afford the large cod and chips, not the small, a few spend thousands on sunken baths and antique rugs.
2. No doubt some owners are lucky enough to fall into that category - but most of us have to scrimp and save to keep our horses happy.
3. The situation is hopeless and, to pay back just the interest, countries have to scrimp and save every penny; that means no proper forest protection and leaving forests in the hands of the merchants, often unscrupulous and owned by foreign companies.
4. I mean, as I said to my hubby later on, we didn't scrimp and scrape to send her to Hutchy Girls so she would grow up to give us grandweans saying merr, flerr and sterr.
5. "The question is, shall we splurge on the coffee and scrimp on the tea, or vice versa," he was saying, in that thin, scratchy voice of his that his wife did not seem to notice.
6. Some Chinese students abroad will scrimp and save every penny, not wishing to spend any more than absolutely necessary.