a moth in your wallet

a moth in your wallet
   stinginess
   The Tineola bisselliella doesn't normally go for leather, although it favours an undisturbed site for its eggs:
    Symington would pick up the tab... there were no moths in his wallet. (Sanders, 1983)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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