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PROVERB
LONG POCKET, SHORT ARMS.
Submitter comment:
THIS SAYING REFERS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE TIGHT WITH THEIR MONEY; THEY
CAN'T REACH INTO THEIR POCKETS BECAUSE, FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING,
THEIR ARMS CAN'T REACH THE MONEY THAT'S IN THE POCKET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): STINGINESS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-25-1982