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Counting coppers

錙銖必較;精打細算(含貶義)

「Counting coppers」字面意思是數銅板,這裡引申為錙銖必較、過於計較小錢。 Littlefinger 說 King Robert 覺得 Jon Arryn 提出的財政建議是「Counting coppers」,言下之意是國王不把這些財政問題當回事,覺得那是小氣、斤斤計較的行為。

but I fear His Grace doesn't always listen.
"Counting coppers," he calls it.
I'll speak to him tomorrow.
Counting coppers — Game of Thrones S01E03 · ReelWord