«مَرْضَاةِ الْعَيِّلْ قَلِيلَهْ يَا بْخِيلَهْ»

On its surface the saying mocks a miserly mother who lets her small child fuss and cry when a tiny treat or trifle would calm it at once. It ridicules stinginess so extreme that it refuses even the cheapest gesture of comfort. The jab targets one woman's conduct, not women or mothers generally.

More broadly, it points to any situation where a small effort or modest attention could settle matters quickly, yet poor judgment or tight-fistedness lets the trouble swell. The lesson is that neglecting an easy remedy often costs far more later.

Use it to scold someone who withholds a trivial kindness or small expense, letting a minor grievance grow, or to note a problem could have been settled cheaply with timely care. Its direct address to a woman makes it a pointed personal rebuke, not a neutral remark.