My English blog

w-Who has the strongest fingers in the world?h

h- A miser, because he's always pinching pennies

To pinch means "to squeeze tightly in one's fingers". A person who pinches pennies - a penny-pincher - is a person who does not like to spend money. Another name for this sort of person is a miser.h

Michelle's swimming teacher told her to buy a nose plug, because she always pinches her nose before she dives in the pool. Michelle is a bit of a miser, so she was going to buy the cheapest one she could find. The teacher told her not to pinch pennies, because a cheap nose plug wouldn't work well.m