loosen the purse strings

To become more liberal with one's expenditures; to increase the availability of money for spending purposes. After having to count my pennies for so long, it's nice to be able to loosen the purse strings a bit! We'd have a much better and more stable product if the boss would loosen the purse strings a little.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Trevor	['trevə]
Galal	-	Arabic
Arti	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Awstin	OW-stin	Welsh
AdriÀ	-	Catalan
Kaarle	KAH:R-le	Finnish