When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts.
When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do without many things, but when their savings were all spent, they had to tighten their belts another notch.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had … Dictionary of American idioms
tighten one's belt — {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression tighten one s belt another notch . * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had … Dictionary of American idioms
tighten one's belt — ► tighten one s belt cut one s spending. Main Entry: ↑belt … English terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb live frugally and use less resources In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts • Hypernyms: ↑save, ↑economize, ↑economise • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
tighten one's belt — idi tighten one s belt, to respond to hardship by reducing expenditures … From formal English to slang
tighten one’s belt — tv. to prepare for economies. (As if one would not be able to afford enough food to make one’s stomach press against one’s belt. See also take one’s belt in (a notch).) □ Get ready to tighten your belt. I lost my job. □ The entire country will… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tighten one's belt — cut one s expenditure. → belt … English new terms dictionary
tighten one's belt — verb To be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income. In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts … Wiktionary
tighten one's belt — economize, spend less We will have to tighten our belts for awhile until the economy improves … Idioms and examples
tighten one's belt — phrasal to practice strict economy … New Collegiate Dictionary
