n.
1) to pinch pennies ('to be frugal')
2) ( misc. ) a pretty ~ ('a large sum of money'); ( BE ; colloq. ) the ~ drops ('somebody finally understands'); ( BE ; colloq. ) to spend a ~ ('to use a toilet')
n.
1) to pinch pennies ('to be frugal')
2) ( misc. ) a pretty ~ ('a large sum of money'); ( BE ; colloq. ) the ~ drops ('somebody finally understands'); ( BE ; colloq. ) to spend a ~ ('to use a toilet')
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012