| 词汇 | tighten one's belt |
| 释义 | Idiom tighten one's belt Theme: FINANCIAL to manage to spend less money.Things are beginning to cost more and more. It looks as if well all have to tighten our belts.Times are hard, and prices are high. I can tighten my belt for only so long. Slang tighten one's belt Theme: PREPARATION tr. 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.)Get ready to tighten your belt. I lost my job.The entire country will have to tighten its belt. tighten (one's) beltTo reduce, restrict, or limit one's budget; to live more modestly or make financial sacrifices. A: "I don't know what we'll do now that you lost your job." B: "Don't worry, we just need to tighten our belts for a while. Living on my own during college taught me how to tighten my belt and get by on not very much. tighten one's beltSpend less, be more frugal, as in Business has been bad, so we'll have to tighten our belts. This metaphoric term alludes to pulling in one's belt after losing weight from not having enough to eat. [First half of 1900s] tighten one's belt, toTo be more frugal; to undergo adversity with patience. The analogy here is to tightening one’s belt after losing weight from going hungry. The London Observer of 1927 described “A traveling troupe who quoted Corneille while tightening their belts.” |
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