tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had … Dictionary of American idioms
tighten one's belt — ► tighten one s belt cut one s spending. Main Entry: ↑belt … English terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb live frugally and use less resources In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts • Hypernyms: ↑save, ↑economize, ↑economise • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
tighten\ one's\ belt — v. phr. To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts. Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do… … Словарь американских идиом
tighten one's belt — idi tighten one s belt, to respond to hardship by reducing expenditures … From formal English to slang
tighten one’s belt — tv. to prepare for economies. (As if one would not be able to afford enough food to make one’s stomach press against one’s belt. See also take one’s belt in (a notch).) □ Get ready to tighten your belt. I lost my job. □ The entire country will… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tighten one's belt — cut one s expenditure. → belt … English new terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb To be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income. In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts … Wiktionary
tighten one's belt — economize, spend less We will have to tighten our belts for awhile until the economy improves … Idioms and examples
tighten one's belt — phrasal to practice strict economy … New Collegiate Dictionary
