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pinching penniesphrasepresent participle of pinch pennies to avoid unnecessary waste or expenseThey pinched pennies in order to afford a nice vacation. economizing, pinching, saving, scrimping, skimping, sparing conserving, husbanding, maintaining, managing, preservingscrapingcutting back, cutting down, retrenchinghoarding, laying up wasting blowing, dissipating, frittering (away), lavishing, misspending, running through, spending, squandering, throwing awaysplurging |