省吃俭用

wǒ shěng chī jiǎn yòng bǎ tā sòng jìn dà xué niàn shū

我省吃俭用把他送进大学念书。

By saving on food and clothes, I managed to send him to college.

wèi sòng nǚ ér shàng xué tā men bù dé bù shěng chī jiǎn yòng

为送女儿上学，他们不得不省吃俭用。

They had to live a frugal life in order to afford their daughter's tuition.

tā shěng chī jiǎn yòng de shēng huó

他省吃俭用地生活。

He led his life, pinching and scraping.