Idiom
loosen the purse strings
Meaning
To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company decided to loosen the purse strings for the holiday party.”
“After years of strict saving, the family finally loosened the purse strings to pay for a long-awaited vacation.”
“The government eventually loosened the purse strings, allocating significant funds to revitalize the crumbling infrastructure of the city.”
Examples
simple
“The company decided to loosen the purse strings for the holiday party.”
contextual
“After years of strict saving, the family finally loosened the purse strings to pay for a long-awaited vacation.”
complex
“The government eventually loosened the purse strings, allocating significant funds to revitalize the crumbling infrastructure of the city.”
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