I control the purse strings at our house.
•Mr. Williams is the treasurer. He controls the purse strings.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
control the purse strings — hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
hold/control the purse strings — ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
(the) purse strings — the purse strings UK US noun [plural] the way in which money is controlled and spent by a group or organization control the purse strings: She controls the family purse strings very tightly. tighten/loosen the purse strings (=reduce or increase… … Useful english dictionary
the purse strings — UK / US noun [plural] the way in which money is controlled and spent by a group or organization control the purse strings: She controls the family purse strings very tightly. tighten/loosen the purse strings (= reduce or increase the amount of… … English dictionary
hold the purse strings — Ⅰ. hold the purse strings ► to control when and how money is spent: »Head office holds the purse strings, and we ll need approval to buy any new equipment. Main Entry: ↑hold Ⅱ. hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or… … Financial and business terms
hold the purse strings — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings … English idioms
hold the purse strings — ► hold the purse strings have control of expenditure. Main Entry: ↑purse … English terms dictionary
hold the purse strings — to control the spending of a family s or an organization s money. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings … New idioms dictionary
loosen the purse strings — verb To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending. Ant: tighten the purse strings … Wiktionary
tighten the purse strings — verb To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending. Ant: loosen the purse strings … Wiktionary
hold the purse strings — control the money … English contemporary dictionary
