Did you budget some money for the holiday party?
•I budgeted a few hundred a month for Andrew's college expenses.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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siphon off something — siphon off (something) to take something that was intended for someone or something else. The dictator and his close friends siphoned off up to 20 percent of the annual budget. The donated food was mostly siphoned off and sold, while the needy… … New idioms dictionary
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account for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it. [V P n] Computers account for 5% of the country s commercial electricity… … English dictionary
place something in someone's hands — place something in someone’s hands phrase to make someone responsible for dealing with something Responsibility for the budget was placed in the hands of team leaders. Thesaurus: to make someone responsible for somethingsynonym Main entry: place … Useful english dictionary
