斤斤计较-----strain at a gnat
例句:
A: Tom is a cheapskate. I treated him a helping of roast beef, but he bought me a coke.
汤姆真小气。我请他吃牛排,但是他只请我喝可乐。
B: Forget it! Don't strain at a gnat. As you know,he is hard np these days.
算了吧!不要斤斤计较。如你所知,他最近手头紧。
同义词:
look at both sides of a penny
skin a flint
n. 紧张,拉紧,血统
v. 劳累,拉紧,过份