爱财如命

爱财[钱]如命 [ài cái rú mìng]

1. ■ love gold [wealth] as one's life -- covetous; be greedy for money; be actuated by love of riches; be a money- grubber; love money as much as life itself; love money as one loves one's life; love wealth as much as life; regard wealth as one's life; very stingy; miserly; niggardly:

守财奴爱财如命， 宁可饿肚皮， 没衣穿。 Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.