请解释下一句英语口语OurkidsBillandSusienickel-and-dime（缠着）mywifeandmetodeath.It'sjustafewdollarseverytime,butitneverstopsandafterawhileitaddsuptosomuchmoneyitmakesquiteaholeinourpockets.这句

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请解释下一句英语口语
Our kids Bill and Susie nickel-and-dime（缠着） my wife and me to death.It's just a few dollars every time,but it never stops and after a while it adds up to so much money it makes quite a hole in our pockets.
这句话里it makes quite a hole in our pockets之前有省略that吗?while后有两个it,是口语里的用法吗?

Answer 1

so much***that 是固定用法 如此***以至于
每次几美元,但是不停要,一段时间后,加起来总额（如此）多,以至于***