tighten belt

tighten one's belt

Fig. to manage to spend less money; to use less of something. (See also take one's belt in (a notch).) Things are beginning to cost more and more. It looks like we'll all have to tighten our belts. Times are hard, and prices are high. I can tighten my belt for only so long.

See also: belt, tighten

tighten your belt

to spend less money I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full time.

See also: belt, tighten

tighten your belt

to spend less than you did before because you have less money I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time.

See also: belt, tighten

tighten (one's) belt

To begin to exercise thrift and frugality.

See also: belt, tighten

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anila	-	Indian, Hindi
'Aviyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Gul	-	Urdu, Pashto
Symeon	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Yishma'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Rahela	-	Romanian, Serbian