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.

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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

词组	nickel nurser
释义	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. See also: 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
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