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To be frugal or economical with a resource or finances

To make too small or short

To store or stockpile for later use

To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level

To obtain with difficulty or effort, especially one's livelihood

Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

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Verb

To be frugal or economical with a resource or finances

cut expenditure

scrimp and scrape

tighten your belt

be more economical

pinch the pennies

rake and scrape

stretch a dollar

draw in one's horns

look after the pence

pull in one's horns

run a tight ship

husband your resources

watch the pennies

scrimp and save

be sparing with

be economical with

be parsimonious with

be tight-fisted with

decrease wastage

buy more cheaply

reduce expenditure

count the pennies

keep within means

be on a shoestring

spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

save for rainy day

be parsimonious

be tight-fisted

cut your coat according to your cloth

use economically

be careful with

manage thriftily

save for a rainy day

take short cuts

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“Can you scrimp and save enough to cover that cost?”

Verb

To make too small or short

force into space

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“Do not scrimp the material, but get as much of it into your robe as possible.”

Verb

To store or stockpile for later use

keep in reserve

put aside for a rainy day

put aside for rainy day

put by for a rainy day

put to one side

put away for a rainy day

save for a rainy day

use economically

be careful with

manage thriftily

scrape together

build up stocks

save for rainy day

amass supplies of

obtain a store of

put into storage

put in the bank

get in supplies of

pack like sardines

keep possession of

retain possession of

keep for oneself

retain in one's possession

keep to yourself

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Verb

To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level

scrape a living

barely have enough to live on

scarcely have enough to live on

keep the wolf from the door

eke out a living

manage to live with difficulty

scarcely manage to live

scratch out a living

scratch a living

barely manage to live

keep your head above water

weather the storm

shift for oneself

support oneself

keep one's end up

support yourself

deal with the situation

keep body and soul together

eke out an existence

stand on one's own two feet

make the best of a bad job

continue living

scrimp and save

manage without help

make it on one's own

manage without assistance

cope on one's own

take care of oneself

manage by oneself

make a go of it

be doing with it

stand your ground

maintain one's position

acquit yourself well

give a good account of yourself

keep one's position

earn one's living

acquire a livelihood

sustain oneself

maintain oneself

get a handle on

struggle through

make it out alive

look after oneself

paddle your own canoe

be in this world

be in the land of the living

sustain yourself

rely for nourishment

make both ends meet

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Verb

To obtain with difficulty or effort, especially one's livelihood

scrape together

be gainfully employed

bring home the groceries

have a right to

be deserving of

bring home the bacon

get your hands on

come into possession of

take possession of

get one's mitts on

be qualified for

have a claim on

have a claim to

take receipt of

possess oneself of

make a profit of

be presented with

have conferred on one

bring to fruition

get possession of

be provided with

win possession of

have the right to

be good enough for

realize a profit of

get as a result

be in receipt of

succeed in making

fall to the lot

be appointed to

accept delivery of

take into one's possession

agree to receive

beg borrow or steal

keep faith with

put the tin lid on

do a bang-up job

fulfill one's potential

follow through on

bring to completion

follow through with

make a purchase of

go shopping for

get in exchange

make the purchase of

make a purchase

line one's pockets

make a fast buck

make a good thing of

make a quick buck

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Adjective

Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate

too little too late

inconsequential

in short supply

few and far between

thin on the ground

of no consequence

of no importance

hard to come by

nickel-and-dime

of little account

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

of little importance

thinly distributed

twopenny-halfpenny

of minor importance

not worth bothering about

on the small side

barely sufficient

not worth speaking of

of little import

unconsequential

of no great concern

coming up short

beside the point

in the minority

out of the ordinary

not to be had for love nor money

scarcer than hen's teeth

not up to scratch

not cut out for

leaving much to be desired

out of the common

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

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“Not only did she scrimp and save but, by taking on three jobs, she even managed to put them through college.”

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