English | German | |
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to pinch pennies [coll.] | jeden Cent zweimal umdrehen [übtr.]; sparsam sein {v} | |
lucky penny | Glückspfennig {m} | |
lucky pennies | Glückspfennige {pl} | |
penny | Penny {m} | |
pennies | Pennys {pl} | |
halfpenny | halber Penny [hist.] | |
to be broke [coll.] | abgebrannt sein [ugs.]; kein Geld mehr haben {vi} | |
to be dead broke; flat broke; down and out; without a penny to your name; without two pennies to rub together; without two farthings to rub together; on your uppers [Br.] [dated] [coll.] | völlig abgebrannt sein; finanziell am Ende sein; machulle sein [Dt.] [ugs.]; völlig stier sein [Ös.] [Schw.] [ugs.] |