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3. take one’s belt in a notch

take one’s belt in a notch

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take one’s belt in (a notch)

and pull one’s belt in (a notch)

tv. to prepare for lean times; to reduce expenditures. (see also tighten one’s belt.) It was clear that we would have to bite the bullet and take our belt in a notch. I gotta pull in my belt or get a second job.

See also: belt, notch, take