（形容过分计较小事， 也说“掂斤簸两”） argue about little details; be calculating and unwilling to make the smallest sacrifice; be calculating in small matters; concentrate on details; engage in petty calculations; make a fuss over trifles
Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozingthe grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.