中式英語之鑑:鐵公雞
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366. 在商場混跡多年，這人十分有錢，但卻是個鐵公雞。
[誤] Being in business for so many years, he has made a lot of money, but he is as mean as an iron cock.
[正] Being in business for so many years, he has made a lot of money, but he is as mean as a louse.
注：louse 指“蝨子”或“寄生蟲”。這種不生物什麼都要從別人身上索取，用它來比喻吝嗇也是十分貼切的。
