tighten our belts

tighten our belts
not spend as much, be careful with our money
  

We'll have to tighten our belts when Stan goes on pension.


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  • tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tighten\ one's\ belt — v. phr. To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts. Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tighten — also tighten up verb 1 (T) to close or fasten something firmly by turning it: Tighten up the screws. | You ll need to tighten the lid on the jar. 2 (I, T) if you tighten a rope, wire etc, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled so that it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tighten one's belt — verb live frugally and use less resources In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts • Hypernyms: ↑save, ↑economize, ↑economise • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal …   Useful english dictionary

  • tighten one's belt — verb To be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income. In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts …   Wiktionary

  • tighten one's belt — economize, spend less We will have to tighten our belts for awhile until the economy improves …   Idioms and examples

  • tighten your belt — phrase to spend less money We’re tightening our belts after the holidays. Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: tighten * * * tighten your belt …   Useful english dictionary

  • tighten your belt — to spend less money We re tightening our belts after the holidays …   English dictionary

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