出だすことは舌したを出だすも嫌きらい

expression

extremely stingy; hates to give anything away

Proverbial expression meaning someone is so stingy they even hate sticking out their tongue (i.e., giving anything, even something as trivial as that). Rare and old-fashioned.

• 「出だすことは舌したを出だすも嫌きらい」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb: 'He hates to stick out his tongue, let alone give anything away.'