tighten one’s belt



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.
See also: belt, tighten

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zenia['zi:niə]
StevieSTEE-veeEnglish
Erasmo-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Wulfric-Anglo-Saxon
AudreaAWD-ree-əEnglish (Rare)
Rhona-Scottish