he holds the purse strings

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• hold the purse strings — Ⅰ. hold the purse strings ► to control when and how money is spent: »Head office holds the purse strings, and we ll need approval to buy any new equipment. Main Entry: ↑hold Ⅱ. hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or… …   Financial and business terms

• hold the purse strings — control how much is spent, decide when to spend    He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings …   English idioms

• purse strings — purse′ strings n. pl. cvb the right or power to determine the disposition of financial resources: Who holds the purse strings in your family?[/ex] • Etymology: 1450–1500 …   From formal English to slang

• purse strings — 1. the right or power to manage the disposition of money: in control of the family purse strings. 2. hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent. 3. loosen or tighten the purse strings, to increase or decrease… …   Useful english dictionary

• purse strings — {n.} Care or control of money. * /Dad holds the purse strings in our family./ * /The treasurer refused to let go of the club s purse strings./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• purse strings — {n.} Care or control of money. * /Dad holds the purse strings in our family./ * /The treasurer refused to let go of the club s purse strings./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• purse\ strings — noun Care or control of money. Dad holds the purse strings in our family. The treasurer refused to let go of the club s purse strings …   Словарь американских идиом

• purse strings — N PLURAL: the N If you say that someone holds or controls the purse strings, you mean that they control the way that money is spent in a particular family, group, or country. Women control the purse strings of most families... The bank has been… …   English dictionary

• purse — purse1 S3 [pə:s US pə:rs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Late Latin; Origin: bursa; BURSAR] 1.) a) especially BrE a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc American Equivalent: wallet ▪ Julie opened her handbag and took out her purse …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• purse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change (AmE) VERB + PURSE ▪ open ▪ snatch …   Collocations dictionary

• purse — 1 noun 1 (C) BrE a small container for keeping coins in, made of leather, cloth, plastic etc, used especially by women; change purse AmE: She took a pound coin out of her purse. | Hayley snapped her purse shut. 2 (C) BrE a small flat leather… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English