Idiom
hold the purse strings
Meaning
To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My mother holds the purse strings in our house.”
“The board of directors holds the purse strings, so we must ask them for permission to increase our budget.”
“Although the department head manages the daily operations, the chief financial officer ultimately holds the purse strings for all major corporate investments.”
Examples
simple
“My mother holds the purse strings in our house.”
contextual
“The board of directors holds the purse strings, so we must ask them for permission to increase our budget.”
complex
“Although the department head manages the daily operations, the chief financial officer ultimately holds the purse strings for all major corporate investments.”
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