hold the purse strings



hold the purse strings

to control the spending of a family's or an organization's money In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings.
See also: hold, purse, string

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antoniahn-TAW-nee (Polish), ən-TAW-nee (Catalan)Polish, Catalan
CÁRthach-Irish
FerİDe-Turkish
KerttuKERT-tooFinnish
Izanami-Far Eastern Mythology
Justinian-History