cheap out

am falschen Ende sparen

Für etwas so wenig Geld ausgeben, dass seine Qualität darunter leidet.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend too little on something, so its quality suffers.

• Do not cheap out on safety equipment.
• The builder cheaped out and used poor materials.
• You can tell they cheaped out on the seats.

So benutzt man es: cheap out on something (They cheaped out on the wiring.)

Synonyme: cut corners, skimp

Häufige Wendungen: cheap out on something, cheap out on repairs

geizig sein

Nicht bereit sein, eine angemessene Geldsumme auszugeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To refuse to spend a reasonable amount of money.

• Please do not cheap out this time.
• She cheaped out when it was her turn to pay.
• He always cheaps out on birthday gifts.

So benutzt man es: cheap out on someone (He cheaped out on us and bought no drinks.)

Synonyme: be stingy, be tightfisted

Häufige Wendungen: cheap out again, cheap out on someone

aus Geiz nicht liefern

Aus Geiz nicht das liefern, was jemand braucht oder was man versprochen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend so little that you fail to deliver what someone needs or was promised.

• The company cheaped out and never finished the project.
• They cheaped out on staffing, leaving guests without the promised service.
• We were cheaped out of a decent holiday.

So benutzt man es: cheap someone out of something (The hotel cheaped us out of the comfortable stay it had promised.)

Häufige Wendungen: cheap out on something, cheap out on services