nickel nurser
nickel nurser
A stingy person; a penny pincher. Primarily heard in US. I used to hate going out to restaurants with my ex-girlfriend. She was such a nickel nurser that we'd never get anything nice to eat, and she always refused to leave a tip.
See also: nickel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not have a bean
- like water
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- spend a penny
- penny for the guy
- send (a) mixed message(s)
- send (a) mixed signal(s)
- cast (one's) eyes down
- cast eyes down
- penny pincher