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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
PROVERB
HE HAS SHORT ARMS AND LONG POCKETS.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO ARE CHEAPSKATES.
PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON HOARDING THEIR MONEY FOR NO GOOD
REASON.
Where learned: NEW YORK
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1988