behind someone's back

behind someone's back
without someone's knowledge; secret from someone. Please don't talk about me behind my back. She sold the car behind his back, while he was away on vacation

pen·ny-pinch·ing

pen·ny-pinch·ing
adj.
Giving or spending money grudgingly; stingy

pay´slip`

pay´slip`
n. 1. a slip of paper included with a person's salary payment, that records how much money the person has earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out

ace out definition

ace out definition


in.
to be fortunate or lucky. : I really aced out on that test in English.

Fear mongering

Fear mongering (or scaremongering) is the use of fear to influence the opinions and actions of others towards some specific end. The feared object or subject is sometimes exaggerated, and the pattern of fear mongering is usually one of repetition, in order to continuously reinforce the intended effects of this tactic, sometimes in the form of a vicious circle.[citation needed]

wool·gath·er

wool·gath·er (wlgr)
intr.v. wool·gath·ered, wool·gath·er·ing, wool·gath·ers
To engage in fanciful daydreaming.