"tighten the purse strings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 勒緊錢袋
• 節省開支

Definition

在困難或不確定時期減少開支並謹慎花錢。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是個慣用語，常用於家庭、公司或政府討論預算壓力時。類似於「節省開支」。不是字面上的動作。

Examples

We need to tighten the purse strings during the holidays.

假日期間我們得**勒緊錢袋**。

The company had to tighten the purse strings after losing money.

公司虧損後必須**勒緊錢袋**。

When costs go up, families often tighten the purse strings.

成本上漲時，家庭常常會**勒緊錢袋**。

After losing his job, he really had to tighten the purse strings to make ends meet.

他失業後，為了維持生計真的得**勒緊錢袋**。

The government promises not to tighten the purse strings on education, despite the budget cuts.

儘管刪減預算，政府承諾在教育上不會**勒緊錢袋**。

We should probably tighten the purse strings for a while until things get better.

我們可能得**勒緊錢袋**一陣子，直到情況好轉。