tighten your belt

Bedeutung

to spend less money than before

Weniger Geld ausgeben als zuvor.

Beispiele

1. 1After losing his job, he had to tighten his belt.
2. 2The club tightened its belt by cancelling the annual dinner.
3. 3With my rent going up, I must tighten my belt and cancel a few subscriptions.
4. 4The council is tightening its belt: three expensive projects have already been cancelled.
5. 5Until their wages recover, the workers must tighten their belts and avoid unnecessary purchases.

Grammatik

Der Possessivbegleiter richtet sich nach dem Subjekt. Bei einem Subjekt im Plural steht meist belts; die Zeitform des Verbs ändert sich.

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