ESL vocab (9)

 

a cheapskate – someone who doesn’t like to spend money, someone who is not generous. i.e. Janet’s boyfriend was a real cheapskate who always took her to the least expensive restaurants. Or: Everyone said that Joe was a cheapskate, but, in reality, he was quite poor and could not afford to be generous.

a slowpoke – someone who moves or does something too slowly. i.e. I hate this Starbucks! The counter staff are al such slowpokes. It takes them 10 minutes just to pour me an Americano. Or: When is Joe going to have that report finished?! He is such a slowpoke, he takes forever on every project.

nose-bleed seats – these are very cheap seats at a performance, usually very far away and high up. Sometimes mountain climbers will experience nose-bleeds if they climb too high too quickly. i.e. I love hearing piano music played live, but all I can afford are the nose-bleed seats at the concert hall. i.e. Joe told me we were going to be sitting in the front row at the soccer match, but the cheapskate bought tickets in the nose-bleed seats! The players looked like ants.