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
Akhil	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Yonina	-	Hebrew
Katar	-	Armenian
Annabel	AN-ə-bel (English)	English, Dutch
Pele	-	Polynesian Mythology
Beate	be-AH-tə	German