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Meaning of 缩衣节食

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suō jié shí (Trad.: 縮衣節食)
to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
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Antonyms: 滥吃滥用
Example Sentences
1
使
The sky-high price of houses forced many buyers to stint on food and clothes.
2
使
The sky-high price of houses forced many buyers to stint on food and clothes.
3
Tighten one's belt I spent too much money last month. I better tighten my belt this month or I will be in trouble.
4
German consumers stayed thrifty as consumers from San Sebastián to San Francisco binged on debt.
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Yet the way Ms. Groner garnered her wealth was, in fact, more like one big, lucky gamble than a lifetime of scrimping and saving.