See modugo pay uhong on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From modugo (“will bleed; will emit blood”) (from dugo), pa (“still; yet; even if”), and uhong (“mushroom”).\nLiterally: \"A mushroom would bleed first [before this person spends money].\"",
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"english": "The worst part is that Goyong will absolutely never spend his own money to buy liquor. As the old saying goes, \"a mushroom would bleed first\" before he treats anyone.",
"text": "Ang nakaparat kay dili gyod mogasto si Goyong sa kaugalingon niyang kwarta aron ipalit sa alak. Sa panultihon pa, \"modugo pay uhong\".",
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"english": "Don't even bother asking for a small share of his winnings; a mushroom would bleed first before he gives you anything.",
"text": "Ayaw na lang og pangayo og balato ana niya kay modugo pay uhong una ka tagaan.",
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"english": "He’s terribly cheap.It’s easier to get blood out of a stone (lit. mushroom",
"text": "Tihik siya kaayo. Modugo pay uhong",
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"An incredibly stingy, cheapskate, or tightfisted person; someone from whom it is impossible to extract money or favors. A colorful, old-fashioned expression used to describe someone so deeply protective of their wealth that getting them to spend a single cent or treat others would require a literal miracle of nature."
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"(idiomatic, colloquial, humorous, dated) An incredibly stingy, cheapskate, or tightfisted person; someone from whom it is impossible to extract money or favors. A colorful, old-fashioned expression used to describe someone so deeply protective of their wealth that getting them to spend a single cent or treat others would require a literal miracle of nature."
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"english": "blood; to bleed",
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"english": "mushroom; fungus",
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"english": "expense; to spend money",
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"english": "pocket",
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"english": "deep-pocketed; idiomatic; —meaning their hands can never reach the bottom to pull out money; stingy",
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"word": "modugo pay uhong"
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"etymology_text": "From modugo (“will bleed; will emit blood”) (from dugo), pa (“still; yet; even if”), and uhong (“mushroom”).\nLiterally: \"A mushroom would bleed first [before this person spends money].\"",
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"text": "Ang nakaparat kay dili gyod mogasto si Goyong sa kaugalingon niyang kwarta aron ipalit sa alak. Sa panultihon pa, \"modugo pay uhong\".",
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"english": "Don't even bother asking for a small share of his winnings; a mushroom would bleed first before he gives you anything.",
"text": "Ayaw na lang og pangayo og balato ana niya kay modugo pay uhong una ka tagaan.",
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"english": "He’s terribly cheap.It’s easier to get blood out of a stone (lit. mushroom",
"text": "Tihik siya kaayo. Modugo pay uhong",
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"(idiomatic, colloquial, humorous, dated) An incredibly stingy, cheapskate, or tightfisted person; someone from whom it is impossible to extract money or favors. A colorful, old-fashioned expression used to describe someone so deeply protective of their wealth that getting them to spend a single cent or treat others would require a literal miracle of nature."
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"word": "lalom og bulsa"
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