كيف تنطق "tighten your belt"

expression

TY-tuhn yur BELT

TY-tuhn yaw BELT

التعريف

To spend less money than usual, often because you have less money or need to save.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtaɪtən/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɛɫt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈaɪtən/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɛlt

أمريكي

TY-tuhn yur BELT

بريطاني

TY-tuhn yaw BELT

We have to tighten our belts until Dad finds a new job.

If the prices go up, everyone will have to tighten their belts.

We need to tighten our belts this month to pay the bills.

Looks like we'll have to tighten our belts a bit until things get better.