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(hyperbolic, figuratively) Go to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see skin, a, flint.
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skin a flint
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Source Word
skin a flint
Verb
excessive
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(金銭などを)得る・節約するために、非常に大変な努力を払う / (比喩的表現として)並外れた労力をかける
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