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To be frugal or economical with a resource or finances

To make too small or short

To put away or aside (for later use)

To only afford the essentials

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

give unwillingly

give reluctantly

give resentfully

give stintingly

be pissed off about

take exception to

be annoyed about

feel aggrieved about

be bitter about

be displeased about

be dissatisfied with

have hard feelings about

feel bitter about

bear a grudge about

be in a huff about

be resentful of

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

Verb

To make too small or short

decrease in size

take the edge off

take the bite out

take the sting out

make cutbacks in

put a damper on

make reductions in

go through the floor

be on the way out

become narrower

take a nosedive

draw to a close

go down the toilet

go down the tubes

let the air out

empty the air out of

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

Verb

To put away or aside (for later use)

put aside for rainy day

put to one side

put away for a rainy day

put aside for a rainy day

put by for a rainy day

keep in reserve

save for a rainy day

use economically

be careful with

manage thriftily

scrape together

build up stocks

save for rainy day

put in the hole

amass supplies of

obtain a store of

put in the bank

put into storage

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 only afford the essentials

barely manage to live

scarcely manage to live

scrape a living

scratch a living

eke out a living

manage to live with difficulty

scratch out a living

barely have enough to live on

scarcely have enough to live on

keep the wolf from the door

shift for oneself

weather the storm

deal with the situation

stand on one's own two feet

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

make the best of a bad job

get a handle on

struggle through

keep one's end up

make it out alive

look after oneself

paddle your own canoe

keep your head above water

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Verb

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

scrape together

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

of little account

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

of little importance

nickel-and-dime

thinly distributed

of minor importance

not worth bothering about

on the small side

barely sufficient

not worth speaking of

of little import

coming up short

of no great concern

twopenny-halfpenny

not to be had for love nor money

scarcer than hen's teeth

beside the point

in the minority

out of the ordinary

out of the common

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

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“Cash-strapped schools are going to have to scrimp and save for the next two years, according to a report.”

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