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tighten your belt
idiom
C2
to spend less money than you did before because you have less money: 勒紧裤带，省吃俭用
I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time.自从我停止全职工作以来，就不得不勒紧裤带过日子。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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balance
budget
budget something for something
budgetary
couponing
cut back
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economize
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make ends meetidiom
on a shoestringidiom
pinch
pocket
put/lay something on/to one sideidiom
save (something) up
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tighten your belt | American Dictionary
tighten your belt
idiom
to spend less money:
Many small businesses are tightening their belts because of the slow economy.
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