tighten one's belts

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Definition of tighten one's belts in English English dictionary

tighten one's belt
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.

tighten one's belt
live frugally and use less resources; "In the new economy, we all have to lear to tighten our belts
tighten one's belts

    Hyphenation

    tight·en one's belts

    Turkish pronunciation

    taytın wʌnz belts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtītən ˈwənz ˈbelts/ /ˈtaɪtən ˈwʌnz ˈbɛlts/
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