take one’s belt in a notch

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Patricia	pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Jirou	jee-ṙo:	Japanese
Qismat	-	Arabic
Amenemhet	ah-mə-NEM-het (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Gwynn	-	Welsh
Katherina	kath-ə-REE-nə (English), kə-THREE-nə (English), kah-te-REE-nah (German)	English (Rare), German