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
Prosper	pro-SPER (French), PRAHS-pər (English)	French, English
Nerea	-	Basque
Perla	-	Italian, Spanish
Marques	mahr-KEE	African American (Modern)
Houda	-	Arabic
Hevel	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew