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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy..
In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
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Scrooge-like means Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy..
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In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history".
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