cheap out

escatimar

Gastar tan poco en algo que su calidad empeora.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cheap out on something (They cheaped out on the wiring.)

Sinónimos: cut corners, skimp

Expresiones frecuentes: cheap out on something, cheap out on repairs

ser tacaño

Negarse a gastar una cantidad razonable de dinero.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cheap out on someone (He cheaped out on us and bought no drinks.)

Sinónimos: be stingy, be tightfisted

Expresiones frecuentes: cheap out again, cheap out on someone

incumplir por tacañería

Gastar tan poco que no se entrega lo que alguien necesita o lo que se le prometió.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cheap someone out of something (The hotel cheaped us out of the comfortable stay it had promised.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cheap out on something, cheap out on services