close-fisted
Example Sentences
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“Although he cuts great splashes with his entertainments, and is rolling in money, he has the reputation of being the most close-fisted screw extant.”
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
He ain't close-fisted about money matters, I know, for I've had dealin's with him myself, and, besides, you ain't been married to him long enough to have to call on him for anything.'
From The Land of Long Ago by Hall, Eliza Calvert
Especially if she married a close-fisted young business man like Joe Stagg would this be true.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore
In fact, his appearance was quite the reverse of pleasing, but he was an honest, close-fisted man, I dare say.’
From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Washington was accused of being close-fisted, but some one takes the ground that a man must close his fist if there is something in it that others were seeking by illegitimate means to get.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
