tighten one's belt

Spend less, be more frugal, as in Business has been bad, so we'll have to tighten our belts. This metaphoric term alludes to pulling in one's belt after losing weight from not having enough to eat. [First half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linsey	LIN-zee	English
Christos	-	Theology
Alke	-	Frisian
Chika (1)	-	Western African, Igbo
Daryawesh	-	Biblical Hebrew
Liljana	-	Macedonian