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play it cheap

idiom

To be frugal or stingy.


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  1. 01

    cheap drunk

    Someone who is easily intoxicated.

  2. 02

    cheap thrill

    Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.

  3. 03

    child's play

    Something particularly easy or simple.

  4. 04

    fold like a cheap suit

    To give up easily; capitulate.

  5. 05

    go play in the traffic

    To go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; to get lost.

  6. 06

    grandstand play

    A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.

  7. 07

    hold cheap

    To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.

  8. 08

    hold-up play

    A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.

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