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
Eleazar	el-ee-AY-zər (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ephraim	EE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)	Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Remus	REE-məs (English)	Roman Mythology, Romanian
Colombina	-	Italian
Ona (1)	-	Lithuanian
Rita	['ri:tə]