Cheapskates In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Cheapskates", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-01-08 12:01

Meaning of Cheapskates (redirected from a cheap skate )

Synonyms:

penny-pincher , piker , tightwad , skinflint

A cheap skate informal

If you describe someone as a cheap skate, you mean he or she is a stingy person.

Jenny is a real cheap skate. When we eat out, she never wants to pay.

She is such a cheap skate that she never gives money to charity.

I will definitely never go out with a stingy person like him.

Other phrases about:

Tight-Fisted

Used to say that someone is unwilling to spend money; stingy and miserly.

cutting remark

Mean words that hurt others' feelings.

take (one's) ball and go home

To stop taking part in an activity because you're pissed.

ugly customer

A very nasty, dangerous or vicious individual.

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fur piece

Long distance

Example:

It is a fur piece from my house to my school, so I would rather catch the bus than ride a bike.

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