tighten the purse strings

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending. colloquial,idiomatic
    — ...would have the opposite effect entirely, and would tighten the purse-strings of capitalists and the employers of...

词形变化

tightens the purse strings present,singular,third-person tightening the purse strings participle,present tightened the purse strings participle,past tightened the purse strings past tighten the purse-strings alternative tighten the pursestrings alternative

词汇关系

反义词
loosen the purse strings
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