haggle over every ounce
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ā NJ ī Nb ō Li ǎ ng, which means to use one's mind only from small weight. It's from the first time.
The origin of Idioms
Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty, the 18th volume of "the surprise of making a case at the first moment": "now these greedy people, holding their beautiful wives and concubines, beg for land and ask for a house, hurt others and become fat. What a pity."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: exploitation and embezzlement.
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning.
haggle over every ounce
close the door and stop sweeping the courtyard and tracks - bì guān què sǎo
the extinction of a whole family - miè mén jué hù
one falling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn - yī yè bào qiū
rush about telling the news around spreading - bēn zǒu xiāng gào
adapt oneself to circumstances - xiàng shí ér dòng