"Pinch and scrape" nghĩa là gì?


"Pinch and scrape" có pinch là nhúm, lượng nhỏ, scrape là nạo vét -> cụm từ này nghĩa là tiêu càng ít càng tốt, nhất là khi tiết kiệm cho điều gì lớn lao hơn.

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I need to pinch and save now. Guess it's time to go on a diet (ăn kiêng).

Nor do they miss games, even when money is tight as their homeland experiences its worst ever economic slump (đình trệ), and one of the most serious in Latin America. The fans pinch and scrape to buy game tickets and to pay for trips that allow them to be close to their idols. 

While DocPrime is at a preliminary (chuẩn bị) stage of its development, Bansal is gung-ho about its promise. “This is an underserved market, with a huge potential, and it is growing fast… there are only two things on which people don’t pinch and scrape—their children and health care,” he says, adding, “it’s very early days, but to do something innovative, we’re willing to put in the effort and the capital.”

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