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
Gillis	-	Dutch
Milada	-	Czech
Emmerich	E-me-rikh (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Murchadh	-	Irish, Scottish
Eugenijus	-	Lithuanian
Leonarda	-	Italian