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scrimp on something

to try to economize on the use of something; to fail to use enough of something. Please don't scrimp on the quality of the food. There is enough money. You don't have to scrimp on anything.

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But while even the most elegant of British afternoon repasts will never quite match the stately splendour of a Chinese ceremony, that doesn't mean you should scrimp on the tea. Tea for too is still a treat; Liquid news by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) HOLIDAYMAKERS are being urged not to scrimp on adequate travel insurance this summer. Ensure you're insured by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) UPMARKET online delivery firm Ocado yesterday said it had seen its best Christmas ever in a sign that consumers did not scrimp on their festive food and drink. Still eating well; RETAIL OCADO by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			scream the place down scream with screeching screen screen out of screw screw around screw around with screw down screw into screw it screw off screw out of screw over screw up screw up courage screw up face screw you screwed up screwed, blued, and tattooed scribble scribble away scribble down scrimp scrimp and save scrimp on scrounge scrounge around scrounge up scrub scrub away scrub down scrub off scrub out scrub out of scrub up scrunch scrunch down scrunch down into scrunch up scuff up scuffle with scurry along scuttle scuttle across scuttle away scuzz out sea sea change sea legs seal			scrim Scrim (Disambiguation) Scrim (Disambiguation) Scrimer scrimmage scrimmage scrimmage Scrimmage (disambiguation) Scrimmage (disambiguation) Scrimmage (disambiguation) scrimmage line scrimmaged scrimmaged scrimmaged scrimmager scrimmager scrimmager scrimmagers scrimmagers scrimmagers scrimmages scrimmages scrimmages scrimmaging scrimmaging scrimmaging scrimp scrimp scrimp scrimp and save scrimp on scrimped scrimped scrimper scrimper scrimpiness scrimpiness scrimping scrimping Scrimping bar Scrimpingly Scrimpness scrimps scrimps Scrimption scrimpy scrimpy scrims scrims scrimshander scrimshandered scrimshandering scrimshanders scrimshank scrimshanked scrimshanker scrimshankers scrimshanking scrimshanks scrimshaw scrimshaw

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