Душит жаба – what’s that supposed to mean?

I met it in a Russian meme. What does it mean?
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ronald | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

There is an idiom "душит жаба" ("a toad is strangling smb") used when one wants to buy something but cannot force oneself to part with the money.

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german | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

"Жаба душит" - "being strangled by toad", originates from assumption that heart diseases were caused by toads entering into organism with water, means "I get heartbroken by thinking about spending money".


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dominic | 0 points - almost 5 years ago

Nobody really knows where the phrase came from but the meaning suggested above is correct.

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