throw nickels around like manhole covers

短语

发音

US

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be very stingy; to be reluctant to part with money.

    加拿大 美国 非正式 幽默

词源

See throw money around. A manhole cover is large, heavy, and not easily thrown.

来源：wiktionary