tighten the purse strings
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tighten the purse strings
verb tightens the purse strings · tightening the purse strings · tightened the purse strings · tighten the purse-strings · tighten the pursestrings
- To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending. ...would have the opposite effect entirely, and would tighten the purse-strings of capitalists and the employers of...
Opposite: loosen the purse strings
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verb
Opposite: loosen the purse strings
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verb to decrease or cause to decrease spending
| Deutsch | den Gürtel enger schnallen |
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| Italiano | stringere i cordoni della borsa, tirare la cinghia |
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