省吃?xún)€用 save money on food and expenses; be economical in everyday spending; live frugally; make a penny go a long way; pinch and scrape; practise austerity; reduce expenses; scrape and screw; skimp and save; stint oneself 他省吃?xún)€用地過(guò)日子。 he led his life , pinching and scraping
過(guò)日子 live; get along 勤儉過(guò)日子 live industriously and frugally; 他收入不多, 但很會(huì)過(guò)日子。 his income is not much, but he manages to live quite well on it