चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए

1.
IndiaHindi-speaking regionsneutralcolloquial
- Literal: let the skin be lost but not the small coin; an expression that contrasts bodily loss with retaining money.
2.
IndiaHindi-speaking regionscolloquialidiomatic
- Figurative: to be extremely miserly or stingy; to avoid spending even a small amount of money at all costs.

Examples:

HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए,
EN: light, and will not be covered by the
EN: The Lamp Will Not be Extinguished
HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए: बहुत कंजूसी
EN: Personalisation: don't get too close because it's creepy
EN: Beware the Blob, VERY catchy:
HI: 'चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए' ऐसे भी हैं,
EN: Since "end time fever" would not go away, it was codified as,
EN: "Suicide is painless" wouldn't raise an eyebrow,,,
HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए- महा कंजूस
EN: Better Left Unsaid by Ariana Grande - Songfacts
EN: Don't take the high road - CannabisTube
HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए = बहुत कंजूस होना
EN: didn't come with a plug • is exceedingly slippery
HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए = कंजूस होना
EN: Let It Be... Naked [Bonus Disc]
HI: चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए कंजूस होना
EN: seams so that they do not line up with the base molding