tighten the purse strings (English, verb)
expansion: tighten the purse strings (third-person singular simple present tightens the purse strings, present participle tightening the purse strings, simple past and past participle tightened the purse strings)
Senses:
glosses: To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: tightens the purse strings
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: tightening the purse strings
tags: participle
present
form: tightened the purse strings
tags: participle
past
form: tightened the purse strings
tags: past
form: tighten the purse-strings
tags: alternative
form: tighten the pursestrings
tags: alternative