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make allowance

[make allowance] {v. phr.} To judge results by the circumstances. - Often used in plural. * /When a small boy is helping you, you must make allowances for his age./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1939--) U.S. journalistwriter Don't bite the hand that has your allowance in it. www.sky-net-eye.com

cut to the bone

[cut to the bone] {v. phr.} To make (something) the least or smallest possible amount; reduce severely; leave out everything extra or unnecessary from. * /Father cut Jane's allowance to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tightwad

[tightwad] {n. phr.} A stingy person. * /My father is such a tightwad that he won't give me an allowance./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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