loosen the purse strings (English, verb)
expansion: loosen the purse strings (third-person singular simple present loosens the purse strings, present participle loosening the purse strings, simple past and past participle loosened the purse strings)
Senses:
glosses: To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: loosens the purse strings
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: loosening the purse strings
tags: participle
present
form: loosened the purse strings
tags: participle
past
form: loosened the purse strings
tags: past
form: loosen the pursestrings
tags: alternative
form: loosen the purse-strings
tags: alternative