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wouldn't shout if a shark bit him

idiom

To be frugal or miserly.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a little bit of bread and no cheese

    Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

  2. 02

    bit by a barn mouse

    tipsy; slightly drunk

  3. 03

    butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

    The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).

  4. 04

    champ at the bit

    To show impatience or frustration when delayed.

  5. 05

    every bit

    Exactly, to its full degree

  6. 06

    give someone a shout

    To contact or get in touch with someone.

  7. 07

    jump the shark

    Of television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.

  8. 08

    quite a bit

    considerably

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