waste not, want not
成語所屬單字want
waste not, want not — 慣用語
1. If you do not waste things, you will not lack them later.
1.慣用語
釋義
不浪費就不匱乏
If you do not waste things, you will not lack them later.
例句
My grandmother always said, 'Waste not, want not,' and she saved every scrap.
He finished all the leftovers because he believes waste not, want not.