We put our money into a common purse for the trip.
common purse
idiomA shared or community fund.
The roommates decided to create a common purse to cover the costs of shared groceries and cleaning supplies.
By contributing a portion of their monthly earnings to a common purse, the members of the cooperative ensured that every family had enough to survive the winter.
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common ground
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.
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common or garden variety
An ordinary, standard kind.
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common run
Ordinary persons, things, or events.
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common touch
The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.
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cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
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hold the purse strings
To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
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lighten someone's purse
to take money from someone.
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loosen the purse strings
To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.