Idiom
tighten the purse strings
Meaning
To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We must tighten the purse strings this month.”
“After the company lost its biggest client, the manager decided to tighten the purse strings on all travel expenses.”
“Faced with a sudden economic downturn, the government chose to tighten the purse strings, effectively halting several ambitious infrastructure projects across the country.”
Examples
simple
“We must tighten the purse strings this month.”
contextual
“After the company lost its biggest client, the manager decided to tighten the purse strings on all travel expenses.”
complex
“Faced with a sudden economic downturn, the government chose to tighten the purse strings, effectively halting several ambitious infrastructure projects across the country.”
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