scrimping on expenses 在开支上精打细算
scrimping and saving 勤俭持家
stop scrimping 停止吝啬
scrimping on food 在食物上省钱
1. He is constantly scrimping on his food budget.
他总是不断缩减他的食物预算。
2. The company stopped scrimping on employee benefits after the merger.
合并后，该公司停止了在员工福利上的过度节省。
3. She admitted she was scrimping to pay off her student loans.
她承认她是在为了还清学生贷款而精打细算。
A: Why are you eating only sandwiches for lunch?
A：你为什么午餐只吃三明治？
B: I'm scrimping this month to save for a new laptop.
B：这个月我在精打细算，为了存钱买一台新笔记本电脑。
1) 极度节省，抠门
2) 在经济上过度谨慎
3) 削减不必要的开支
1. 动词 scrimping 的现在分词：极度节省；吝啬。
e.g.
They have been scrimping to buy a house.
他们一直在省吃俭用以便买房。
verb
1. To save money by restricting spending, often unnecessarily or excessively.
Synonym: penny-pinning, stinginess, thriftiness