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the purse strings

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  • (the) purse strings — the purse strings UK US noun [plural] the way in which money is controlled and spent by a group or organization control the purse strings: She controls the family purse strings very tightly. tighten/​loosen the purse strings (=reduce or increase… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the purse strings — UK / US noun [plural] the way in which money is controlled and spent by a group or organization control the purse strings: She controls the family purse strings very tightly. tighten/loosen the purse strings (= reduce or increase the amount of… …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • control the purse strings — hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse …   Financial and business terms

  • hold/control the purse strings — ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse …   Financial and business terms

  • loosen the purse strings — ► to spend more money or to allow people to have or spend more money: »He might even persuade the board to loosen the purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse …   Financial and business terms

  • tighten the purse strings — ► to spend less money or to allow people to have or spend less money: »When a company needs to tighten the purse strings, outside labor is the first to get cut. Main Entry: ↑purse …   Financial and business terms

  • hold the purse strings — ► hold the purse strings have control of expenditure. Main Entry: ↑purse …   English terms dictionary

  • loosen the purse strings — to allow more money to be spent. We shouldn t expect the Chancellor to loosen the purse strings too much in the Budget …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

  • hold the purse strings — to control the spending of a family s or an organization s money. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings …   New idioms dictionary

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