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
JoabJO-ab (English)Biblical
Augustaow-GUWS-tah (German, Polish), ow-GOOS-tah (Italian), ə-GUS-tə (English)German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
ThomasTAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Asplin['æsplin]
JozefYO-zəf (Dutch)Slovak, Dutch
InkeriEENG-ke-reeFinnish