| inf. |
be stingy; I'd or he'd etc. rather die than pay (Меня жаба душит ; давит за пачку сигарет платить 50 рублей. I'm too cheap to lay out 50 rubles for a pack of cigarettes.; кому-либо жаль что-либо отдавать, тратить, использовать и т.п. (о жадности) to be unwilling to pay for, give away, spend or use something); be too cheap; the miser in someone does something (I bought a soda and a sandwich, and the miser in me cringed when I handed over the cash. m_rakova); the cheapskate in someone does something (The cheapskate in me refuses to buy more. • The cheapskate in me wouldn't let me discard the worthless piece of crap.) |
