economize on

economize on (something)

To reduce some expense in order to save money. Ugh, I can't believe Mom and Dad got rid of cable to economize on their bills.
See also: economize, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

economize on something

to save money by cutting the cost of something. We will have to economize on our food budget. We can only economize on a few things.
See also: economize, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • economize
  • economize on (something)
  • a fire extinguisher
  • be on (one's) back
  • be on somebody's back
  • be on someone's back
  • can't (do something) to save (one's) life
  • can't do something to save your life
  • be a drag on (one)
  • butt-wipe
References in periodicals archive
As we try to economize on electricity today, they tried to economize on the candles in the old days.
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In his foreword, Peter Hall points to the message that, 'We've got our economics upside down, and need to turn it the right way up: instead of economizing on people and putting them on the unemployment scrapheap, we need to economize on resources'.
ON COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT
In addition to providing a data base for weather modelers, the profilers will help pilots choose routes to economize on fuel and will aid scientists studying chemical spills and acid rain, he says.
NOAA plans wind profiler array
Just processing these claims drives costs up, and consumers, insulated from the price of procedures at the point of sale, have little incentive to economize on tests and treatments.
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