| pinch | ~ and /scrape, save/, berdikit-dikit, berpekin: they had to ~ and save to make ends meet, mereka terpaksa berdikit-dikit utk mencukupkan perbelanjaan; where the shoe ~es, (colloq) yg /menimbulkan, menjadi/ masalah: he’s a very demanding husband and expects his wife to do his bidding – that’s where the shoe ~es, dia suami yg terlalu cerewet dan mahu isterinya sentiasa mengikut kemahuannya – itu yg menimbulkan masalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skimp | vi; ~ on, berdikit-dikit + approp prep: they ~ed on luxuries in order to pay for their children’s education, mereka berdikit-dikit ttg barang-barang mewah utk membiayai pelajaran anak mereka;' | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skimpy | 2. giving less than enough, berdikit-dikit, kedekut: the manufacturers have been ~ with the materials, pengusaha-pengusaha itu berdikit-dikit dgn bahan-bahan binaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pinch | vi 1. economize, stinge, berdikit-dikit:they had to ~ on food to pay rent, mereka terpaksa berdikit-dikit dlm hal makanan utk membayar sewa; 2. cause pain by pressing or squeezing, menggigit: these new shoes ~, kasut baru ini menggigit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skimp | don’t ~ on the raisins when you make this cake, jangan berdikit-dikit dlm menggunakan kismis semasa membuat kek ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bird | ~s of a feather, (orang yg) sebulu; a little ~ told me..., (colloq) saya dengar...; do ~, see TIME (do time); eat like a ~, makan berdikit-dikit; get the ~, (sl) a. be dismissed, kena /buang, tendang/; b. be booed, kena sorak; give so. the ~, menyorak-nyoraki sso; like a ~, (colloq) a. without difficulty, mudah; b. very fast, laju; the ~ has flown, (colloq) orang yg dicari sudah lesap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pinch | 3. cause stinging pain to, menggigit: the cold wind ~ed the children’s faces, angin dingin menggigit muka kanak-kanak itu; 4. cause to become haggard, drawn from hunger, fear, etc, cengkung: her face appeared ~ed and drawn after the ordeal, wajahnya kelihatan cengkung dan berkedut selepas penderitaan itu; 5. subject to rationing, stinge, (act.) berdikit-dikit, berjimat: they were ready to ~ themselves for years in order to give their children a good education, mereka berdikit-dikit selama beberapa tahun utk memberi anak-anak mereka pelajaran yg baik; 6. (hort) mengutil; 7. (colloq) | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |