"tighten the purse strings" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勒紧钱袋
• 节省开支

Definition

在困难或不确定时期减少开支并谨慎花钱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个习惯用语，常用于家庭、公司或政府讨论预算紧张时。类似于“节省开支”。没有实际去系什么东西的意思。

Examples

We need to tighten the purse strings during the holidays.

假期期间我们得**勒紧钱袋**。

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

公司亏损后必须**勒紧钱袋**。

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

成本上涨时，家庭常常会**勒紧钱袋**。

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

他失业后，为了维持生计真的得**勒紧钱袋**。

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

尽管削减预算，政府承诺在教育上不会**勒紧钱袋**。

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

我们可能得**勒紧钱袋**一阵子，直到情况好转。