tighten one's belt

Spend less, be more frugal, as in Business has been bad, so we'll have to tighten our belts. This metaphoric term alludes to pulling in one's belt after losing weight from not having enough to eat. [First half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anders	AHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Kyros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Applewhaite	['æplhweit]
Wilfri&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Andromache	[æn'dra:məki]
Hettie	HET-ee	English