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TIGHTEN ONE'S BELT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Live frugally and use less resources
Example:
In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "tighten one's belt" is one way to...):
economise; economize; save (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of)
Sentence frame:
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