make (one's) money stretch

To be exceptionally frugal, thrifty, or parsimonious; to be very careful and prudent when spending money. A possessive pronoun can be used between "make" and "stretch." We had to find creative ways to make our money stretch after Janet lost her job. I was underemployed for a number of years after college, so I became very good at making my money stretch to last as long as possible.

词组	make (one's) money stretch
释义	make (one's) money stretch make (one's) money stretch To be exceptionally frugal, thrifty, or parsimonious; to be very careful and prudent when spending money. A possessive pronoun can be used between "make" and "stretch." We had to find creative ways to make our money stretch after Janet lost her job. I was underemployed for a number of years after college, so I became very good at making my money stretch to last as long as possible. See also: make, money, stretch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: stretch money at one's leisure not do (someone or oneself) any favors third person (Is) this taken? buy (yourself) time buy time involve with involve with (someone or something) involved with
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