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Scratch and scrimp. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Another are where they scrimp is on the safety and training of their own personnel. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives] Reference
"The one place we will never scrimp is life and death areas like the State Police," Daniels said. ". From Wordnik.com. [Putting Your Safety Second] Reference
"scrimp" on anything, they'll have tens of thousands of fans to answer to. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider] Reference
Nor did we scrimp or tally impressively low bills. From Wordnik.com. [London When It Sizzles] Reference
Of course now they had no need to save and scrimp for. From Wordnik.com. [The Witness] Reference
And not scrimp, but I also am conscious of your time. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Richard H. Moore, August 2, 2002. Interview K-0598. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Keep the cell phone on and don't scrimp on marketing. From Wordnik.com. [For Solo Business Owners, No Holiday Slowdown] Reference
BECK: And you scrimp and you save, and you might be 30. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference
"Oh, I'll promise not to scrimp," was the laughing reply. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces] Reference
The one thing I will not yet scrimp on is my hair cutter. From Wordnik.com. [How our money experts save money, #2 in a series] Reference
The name is from scrimp, referring to economy in weaving. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
You know, I'm not asking you to, you know, scrimp at home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2008] Reference
ROMANS: If you love your nanny, don't scrimp on the nanny. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2007] Reference
We will scrimp on education and spread more misery among the poor. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Parent: California Here We Come . . .] Reference
If you owe, wait until April 15 -- and use the extra time to scrimp. From Wordnik.com. [MONEY: TAXING DECISIONS] Reference
"Art so solicitous, thou corpulent scrimp!" grumbled he of the boar. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
We can scrimp along somehow; and Morton will soon look after himself. From Wordnik.com. [Sara, a Princess] Reference
So right now they're going to have to scrimp, save, do what they can. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2007] Reference
Not until we scrimp and save six grand, which isn't as easy as it sounds. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
During these tough economic times, more families need to scrimp and save. From Wordnik.com. [Scrimp to Save More Than Money] Reference
He felt that he had earned a good one, and did not intend to scrimp himself. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
Confederate coat, which looked as if it had been cut out of a scrimp pattern. From Wordnik.com. ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference
If you're like me, you're not consistent in where you splurge and where you scrimp. From Wordnik.com. [The Commuter Ferry] Reference
It's a time where if you scrimp in the programs that are out there, you will pay for it. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Richard H. Moore, August 2, 2002. Interview K-0598. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
It's also the employer who's trying to scrimp around and do the job without anybody present. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2009] Reference
She would like to know how to scrimp and save to accumulate some savings towards retirement. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2010] Reference
I spend money so quickly when I have it, its only when I run out of it that I start to scrimp. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
If you are in your 20s or your 30s, don't scrimp on stocks, you'll need them to reach your goals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2008] Reference
Better economize in the purchasing of furniture or carpets than scrimp in buying good books or papers. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
One of the ways they get the prices down is to scrimp on safety, so stay away from products like that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2004] Reference
Some scrimp and save their whole working lives to sit on a quiet beach somewhere or perfect their golf game. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2005] Reference
"Certainly, Dexie; but you cannot expect to save much out of the usual month's allowance unless you scrimp us.". From Wordnik.com. [Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces] Reference
It's an investment of money, of course, but we can't scrimp when it comes to the security of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2005] Reference
You have to wonder that maybe at some point it will, that they'll start to cut back and scrimp and crimp on things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2003] Reference
Instead of a scrimp pattern of one day's rations, he ordered two days 'rations to be issued, being extra for one day. From Wordnik.com. ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference
If you had to, you could reach in, you could scrimp and scrape, and you could extend tours, which would certainly hurt morale. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2006] Reference
Now, he disliked going out at nights, and consequently was in the habit of "scrimp-shanking," and proceeded forthwith to go lame. From Wordnik.com. [Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery] Reference
But, for now — for appearances — the Somersets will scrimp to keep the kids in their schools, and the nanny, and the Hamptons house. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street: Profiles in Panic] Reference
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