形容“小气之人”的习语

IDIOMS TO SAY THAT A PERSON IS MEAN形容一个人刻薄、小气的习语“A rich man who is stingy is the worst pauper”“有钱却吝啬的人，是最可怜的穷光蛋。”~ Yiddish Proverb~ 犹太谚语CheapskateMeaning: Someone who never spends any money; usually they let other people pay for them.意思：从来不肯花钱的人；通常总是让别人替他付钱。中文对应：小气鬼、吝啬鬼、铁公鸡The following expressions have exactly the same meaning as the one above.以下表达和上面这个词意思完全相同。To be stingyMeaning: To never put your hand in your pocket.意思：从来不肯掏腰包、一毛不拔。Example: He’s so stingy. He never puts his hand in his pocket.例句：他特别小气，从来不肯掏一分钱。His wife left him because of his stinginess.他妻子因为他太吝啬而离开了他。To be tight-fistedMeaning: The same as ‘stingy’意思：和 stingy（吝啬、小气）一样中文对应：守财奴、手很紧、一毛不拔ScroungerA person who never spends but expects everyone else to pay for him/her. Usually they ask everyone else to pay for them or they continuously ask for cigarettes or they borrow things with no intention ofgiving them back.意思：自己从不花钱，却指望别人为他 / 她买单的人。通常会让别人付钱，或是不停地要烟抽，或是借东西压根没打算还回去。中文对应：爱占便宜的人、蹭吃蹭喝的人、伸手党*Give (something) back = to return something (to someone)* 归还某物 = 把东西还给某人To scrounge off someoneMeaning: (English phrasal verb) - to make people or allow people to pay for you all the time. Normally someone who scrounges off another person pretends they do not have any money or pretends they have forgotten to bring money with them so as to make other people pay for them.意思：（英语短语动词）—— 一直让别人为你付钱、总占别人便宜。通常，爱占别人便宜的人会假装没钱，或假装忘带钱包，好让别人替他付钱。中文对应：蹭别人、揩油、占人便宜Example: He's always scrounging off his friends instead of paying for things himself.例句：他总蹭朋友的，自己从来不花钱。When we go to the pub, I am always the one who pays for him.我们去酒吧时，永远是我替他买单。Strangely enough he always seems to have mistakenly left his wallet at home.奇怪的是，他每次都 “碰巧” 把钱包忘在家里。He’s nothing but a scrounger.他就是个纯粹爱占便宜的人。