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: Alternative form of tighten the purse strings.
tags: alt-of
alternative
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