Scrooge's gravestone in the story "A Christmas Carol" reads, "Ebenezer Scrooge" followed by the reference to his famous phrase, "He lived in repentance and died in joy."
Bah, humbug
Bah, Humbug
The phrase "don't be a Scrooge" uses "Scrooge" as a proper noun derived from the character Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Grammatically, "don't" is a contraction of "do not," functioning as a negative imperative that advises against adopting a miserly or uncharitable attitude. The phrase implies that the listener should be generous or open-hearted, contrasting with Scrooge's initial stinginess.
In victorian Britain the phrase no work no pay was king. People only were paid if they worked the shifts an jobs given. There was no form of welfare to help those sick or unemployed, these people simply starved
the person who saya bah humbug is mr. scrooge from a Christmas carole
That would be "bah, humbug."
It is equivalent to the English phrase "Of course" when agreeing with someone as in, "Of course, you're right!" It literally translates as "by/for suppose"
His most used phrase was "Bah, Humbug". When asked about charitable donations for the poor he is alos fmous for saying "Are there no prisions, are there no work houses?" which was to mean why should I give them money when they can go to these places.
Bah! Humbug! (I think!)
A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the phrase "Bah, humbug!" is famously used by Ebenezer Scrooge to express his dislike for Christmas celebrations. It signifies his cynical and misanthropic attitude towards the holiday and its traditions.