A close-fisted person
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6A miserly person
चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए
He is so close-fisted that he never pays for a cup of tea.
Unlike her close-fisted neighbour, Radhika happily shares her notes and books.
Daily use: Wo itna close-fisted hai ki ek chai bhi nahi pilata.
Word-split: close = बंद, fist = मुट्ठी। जो आदमी रुपया मुट्ठी में ऐसे बंद रखे कि निकलने ही न दे — वही close-fisted, यानी कंजूस।
Split it: close means shut and fist means 'mutthi'. A close-fisted person keeps money locked in a tightly shut fist and never lets it out, so he is a miser.
उत्तर है 'a miserly person'। ध्यान दीजिए: miserly एक adjective है, '-ly' देखकर adverb मत समझिए — इस पर exam में questions आते हैं। Tight-fisted और stingy synonyms हैं, generous उल्टा।
The answer is 'a miserly person'. Note that 'miserly' is an adjective even though it ends in -ly; do not treat it as an adverb. 'Tight-fisted' and 'stingy' are synonyms, while 'generous' is the opposite.