tighten one's belt

English

Verb

tighten one's belt

(figuratively) 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.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kiristää vyötä än
French: se serrer la ceinture (fr)

German: den Gürtel enger schnallen (de)
Russian: затяну́ть реме́нь поту́же (ru) (zatjanútʹ reménʹ potúže)
Spanish: apretarse el cinturón

See also

gird up one's loins

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