tight-fisted a. 吝啬的,舍不得花钱的
- It includes financial leaders and labor leaders, tight-fisted Republicans and liberal Democrats, conservative and ultraliberal economists.
- Major is a firm supporter of Mrs. Thatcher's tight-fisted economic policies while Patten, a noted speech writer, comes from the Conservatives' liberal wing.
- But in Washington, two congressmen criticized U.S. allies for being too tight-fisted in helping pay the huge costs of the military operation in the gulf.
- Dr. Pesch and other top Republic officials blame much of the company's problems on continued ills in the health care industry, including excess capacity and the government's increasingly tight-fisted control of Medicare payments.
- While the three magazines swear they never negotiate off their rate cards, the race is on to ply tight-fisted advertisers with bargains.
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