a close chewer and a tight spitter
a close chewer and a tight spitter
One who is very frugal or stingy. I'm sure he hasn't spent any of that money he won because he's such a close chewer and a tight spitter.
See also: and, chewer, close, spitter, tight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
close chewer and a tight spitter
Rur. someone who hates to spend money; a cheapskate. He's a close chewer and a tight spitter. Everything about him looks run-down, but he's probably the richest man in the county.
See also: and, chewer, close, spitter, tight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- chewer
- close chewer and a tight spitter
- spitter
- tight as the bark on a tree
- piker
- pinch and scrape
- tight
- tight with a pound
- tightwad
- tight wad