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
Stjepan	-	Croatian, Serbian
Honor	AHN-ər	English (Rare)
Temujin	-	History
Nerys	-	Welsh
Konul	-	Azerbaijani
Hildegard	HIL-de-gahrt (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic