Tight-Fisted In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Tight-Fisted", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-03-13 11:03

Meaning of Tight-Fisted

Synonyms:

(to be) close-fisted

Tight-Fisted adjective

Used to say that someone is unwilling to spend money; stingy and miserly.

My company was too tight-fisted to raise salaries.

Frank won't lend you a penny. He is very tight-fisted.

Mark is so tight-fisted that he only provides his children 50 cents every week.

Other phrases about:

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To stop taking part in an activity because you're pissed.

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A very nasty, dangerous or vicious individual.

Origin of Tight-Fisted

This phrase, which has been in use since at least the late 1800s, refers to tightly clutching one's money as if clenching one's fist. Since the early 1900s, a similer term has been used: "tight with money."

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