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
Rachana	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Nepali
Ignace	-	French
GergŐ	GER-guu	Hungarian
Yishai	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Evelina	[evi'lainə]
Amita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi