You may not be able to avoid feeling like a patsy or a skinflint, but a budget of how much to spend, tip or give will create a structure for your own sanity.

你可能会觉得自己是个吝啬鬼，但是预先规定好了该多少钱、该给多少小费、该施舍多少，能够帮助你理智消费。

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PROFESSIONAL poker players say that if you have been playing for a while and cannot figure out who the patsy is, it's you.

职业扑克选手说如果你玩儿了一会儿扑克过后仍然不知道谁是受骗者，那么你就是那个替罪羊。

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I find myself feeling like either a deep-pocketed patsy or a skinflint.

我觉得自己好像是一个财大气粗的帕齐或者是吝啬鬼。

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The government needs someone to blame, so they look about the land for a patsy.

FORBES: 'Deflator Mouse'

He turned the country's bank regulator from a patsy of the banks (another interest group) into something more powerful and independent.

ECONOMIST: It deserves, for Japan's sake, to be rewarded

This intelligent and accomplished woman was a patsy for fakers and pushers.

FORBES: The Smarter They Are, The Harder They Fall