control the purse strings

and hold the purse strings

Fig. to be in charge of the money in a business or a household. I control the purse strings at our house. Mr. Williams is the treasurer. He controls the purse strings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Chamberlain	[tʃeimbəlin]
Mentor	-	Greek Mythology
Jayant	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Hadiyya	-	Arabic
Erebos	-	Greek Mythology