hold the purse strings (English, verb)
expansion: hold the purse strings (third-person singular simple present holds the purse strings, present participle holding the purse strings, simple past and past participle held the purse strings)
Senses:
glosses: To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: holds the purse strings
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding the purse strings
tags: participle
present
form: held the purse strings
tags: participle
past
form: held the purse strings
tags: past
form: hold the pursestrings
tags: alternative
form: hold the purse-strings
tags: alternative