Sens: Alberto Pincherle

n. Alberto Pincherle dit Alberto Moravia, (1907-1990), écrivain italien

pinch Idiome

a penny pincher

a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.

a pinch of coon shit

very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.

a pinch of salt

a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge.

a pinch to grow an inch

on your birthday, guests pinch you to help you grow taller """Happy birthday, Sal. Here's a pinch to grow an inch!"" ""Ouch!"""

feel the pinch

feel a little bit poorer, feel there is less money

in a pinch

okay when nothing else is available That other tool will do in a pinch if we can

penny pincher

(See a penny pincher)

pinch

steal, rob, take what does not belong to you When he was a boy he pinched pennies from his mom's purse.

pinch an inch

pinch an inch of fat on your body """If I can pinch an inch, am I fat?"" ""No. Just pleasantly plump."""

pinch hitter (baseball)

substitute batter, extra batter Gomez is the best pinch hitter on the team. His average is .372.

pinch of coon shit

(See a pinch of coon shit)

pinch of salt

(See a pinch of salt)

pinch off a loaf

have a bowel movement, drop a log """Where were you?"" ""In the can, pinching off a loaf."""

pinch pennies

be careful with money, be thrifty My grandmother always pinches pennies and will never spend her money foolishly.

pinch to grow an inch

(See a pinch to grow an inch)

with a grain/pinch of salt

with reserve or doubt半信半疑；可疑
You'll have to take what he says with a grain of salt．他说的话你不可全信。
with a heavy hand oppressively压制；苛刻；用高压手段
He ruled his household with a heavy hand．他在家里太专横了。

with a pinch of salt

take sth with a pinch of salt

Idiom(s): take something with a pinch of salt AND take something with a grain of salt

Theme: DISBELIEF

to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt.
• You must take anything she says with a grain of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth.
• They took my explanation with a pinch of salt. I was sure they didn't believe me.

pinch-hit for

Idiom(s): pinch-hit (for sb)

Theme: SUBSTITUTION

to substitute for someone. (Originally from baseball, where it refers to a substitute batter.)
• Will you pinch-hit for me at band practice?
• Sorry, I can't pinch-hit. I don't have the time.

feel the pinch|feel|pinch

v. phr. To be short of money; experience monetary difficulties. If we are going to have a recession, everybody will feel the pinch.

in a pinch|pinch

adv. phr., informal In an emergency. Dave is a good friend who will always help out in a pinch.

penny-pincher|penny|pincher

n., informal A stingy or selfish person; miser. He spent so little money that he began to get the name of a penny-pincher. -

penny-pinching|penny|pinching

adj. or n., informal Bob saved enough money by penny-pinching to buy a bicycle.

pinch and scrape|pinch|scrape

v. phr. To save as much money as possible by spending as little as possible. They are trying to buy their first house so they are pinching and scraping every penny they can.

pinch pennies|pennies|penny|pinch

v. phr., informal Not spend a penny more than necessary; be very saving or thrifty. When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies. -

pinch-hit|hit|pinch

v. 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. Smith was sent in to pinch-hit for Jones. 2. informal To act for a while, or in an emergency, for another person; take someone's place for a while. I asked him to pinch-hit for me while I was away. The president of the City Council pinch-hits for the mayor when the mayor is out of town. -

pinch-hitter|hit|hitter|pinch|pinch-hit

n. Jones was hit by a pitched ball and Smith came in as a pinch-hitter. When our teacher was sick, Mrs. Harris was called as a pinch-hitter. -

pinch-hitting|hit|hitting|pinch|pinch-hit

adj. or n. Pinch-hitting for another teacher is a hard job.

pride must take a pinch|pinch|pride

One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty.

A proverb. "Mother," Sue cried, "stop pulling my hair!" "Just a moment, young lady," the mother answered, while combing her hair. "Don't you know that pride must take a pinch?"

take with a grain of salt|a grain of salt|a pinch

v. phr. To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt. We took Uncle George's stories of the war with a pinch of salt.

where the shoe pinches|pinches|shoe|where

n. phr., informal Where or what the discomfort or trouble is. Johnny thinks the job is easy, but he will find out where the shoe pinches when he tries it. The coach said he wasn't worried about any position except quarterback; that was where the shoe pinched.

pinch hitter

pinch hitter
A substitute for another person, especially in an emergency. For example, Pat expected her mother to help with the baby, but just in case, she lined up her mother-in-law as pinch hitter. This expression comes from baseball, where it is used for a player substituting for another at bat at a critical point or in a tight situation (called a pinch since the late 1400s). [Late 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

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