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
Dunja	DOO-nyah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Dobrogost	daw-BRAW-gawst (Polish)	Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Masterman	MAS-tər-mən	English (Rare)
Jytte	YUYD-de	Danish
Alta	['æltə]
Kerstin	SHESH-tin (Swedish), KER-stin (German)	Swedish, German