tighten one’s belt

tv. to prepare for economies. (see also take one’s belt in (a notch).) The entire country will have to tighten its belt.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maris	MER-is, MAR-is	English (Rare)
Zakkai	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jayanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Enobarbus	-	Literature
Stoyan	-	Bulgarian
Jocelyne	zho-sə-LEEN	French