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
CecÍLia	-	Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Janie	JAY-nee	English
AnikÓ	AW-nee-ko	Hungarian
Ciar	KEER, KEE-ar	Irish
Mikita	-	Belarusian
Valencia	bah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish