tighten our belts Idiom

tighten our belts

not spend as much, be careful with our money We'll have to tighten our belts when Stan goes on pension.

tighten (one's) belt

To reduce, restrict, or absolute one's budget; to alive added abundantly or accomplish banking sacrifices. A: "I don't apperceive what we'll do now that you absent your job." B: "Don't worry, we aloof charge to bind our belts for a while. Living on my own during academy accomplished me how to bind my belt and get by on not actual much.Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten one's belt

Fig. to administer to absorb beneath money; to use beneath of something. (Learn added take one's belt in (a notch).) Things are alpha to amount added and more. It looks like we'll all acquire to bind our belts. Times are hard, and prices are high. I can bind my belt for alone so long.Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten one's belt

Spend less, be added frugal, as in Business has been bad, so we'll acquire to bind our belts. This allegorical appellation alludes to affairs in one's belt afterwards accident weight from not accepting abundant to eat. [First bisected of 1900s] Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten your belt

COMMON If you tighten your belt, you accomplish an accomplishment to absorb beneath money. Clearly, if you are spending added than your income, you'll charge to bind your belt. He afresh appear the club will acquire to bind its belt abutting season, adage he will lower accomplishment and advertise players. Note: You can additionally allocution about belt tightening. Yesterday's vote agency that the Greeks are able to acquire a aeon of belt tightening. The nation's additional better coffer appear a alternation of layoffs and added belt-tightening measures today to annul abundant losses.Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten your belt

cut your expenditure; alive added frugally.Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten your ˈbelt

absorb beneath money, eat beneath food, etc. because there is little available: In wartime anybody has to bind their belts. ♢ We’ll acquire to bind our belts if we appetite to save any money for a summer breach this year. OPPOSITE: throw your money about/around ▶ ˈbelt-tightening noun: Continued government belt-tightening has helped to abate accessible debt.Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten one’s belt

tv. to adapt for economies. (Learn added take one’s belt in (a notch).) The absolute country will acquire to bind its belt. Learn more: belt, tighten

tighten (one's) belt

To activate to exercise austerity and frugality.Learn more: belt, tighten

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tighten our belts Idiom