tighten one's belt
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tighten one's belt
verb tightens one's belt · tightening one's belt · tightened one's belt
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To be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.
In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts.
Similar: tighten the purse strings
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verb be more frugal
| Español | apretarse el cinturón |
|---|---|
| Français | se serrer la ceinture |
| Deutsch | den Gürtel enger schnallen |
| Ελληνικά | σφίγγω το ζωνάρι sfíngo to zonári |
| Русский | затяну́ть реме́нь поту́же zatjanútʹ reménʹ potúže |
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title = {tighten one's belt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tighten%20one's%20belt},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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