HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS

Meaning of HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS in English

have control of expenditure.

→ purse

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — control the money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.
English Idioms vocab
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.
English Idioms vocabulary
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — распоряжаться расходами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS — распоряжаться расходами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PURSE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRINGS — plural of string present third singular of string
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PURSE — ( n. ) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
STRINGS — the stringed instruments in an orchestra. → string
Concise Oxford English vocab
PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — ( purses, pursing, pursed) 1. A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES change purse privy purse purse your mouth (= bring your lips tightly together, especially …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRINGS — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine intrigues, German band, Philharmonic, backstairs influence, band, big band, brass, brass band, brass choir, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: CONDITION 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — noun plural Synonyms: condition 1, provision, proviso, reservation, stipulation, terms
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURSE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change ( AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRINGS — • ↑ be pulling the strings • ↑ no strings attached
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
PURSE — n. 25B6; noun the money fell out of her purse : WALLET, money bag; N. Amer. change purse, billfold. (N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRINGS — n. strips used for fastening 1) apron ~; shoe~ cords on a musical instrument 2) to pick ( esp. AE …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PURSE — n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook, bag The money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRINGS — струнные (инструменты) (мн.ч.) струнные инструменты (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn : wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRINGS — Струна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — purse.ogg 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — hold.ogg _I həʋld n мор. трюм after forward, main hold - кормовой носовой, главный трюм hold cargo - трюмный груз …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — 1) крепёжная деталь; захват; закреп || крепить, закреплять 2) держать(ся); удерживать(ся); задерживать(ся) 3) опирать(ся); поддерживать 4) вмещать 5) выдержка || …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HOLD — 1) крепёжная деталь; захват; закреп || крепить, закреплять 2) держать(ся); удерживать(ся); задерживать(ся) 3) опирать(ся); поддерживать 4) вмещать 5) выдержка || выдерживать 6) держатель 7) патрон противовеса …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURSE — 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOLD — _I həʋld n мор. трюм after forward, main hold - кормовой носовой, главный трюм hold cargo - трюмный груз hold …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна ( тж. fat …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn: wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat purse, heavy purse, long purse) - have a common …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOLD
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PURSE — мотня (невода) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PURSE — мотня ( невода ) - mermaid's purse - sailor's purse - shepherd's purse
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

← HOLD THE LINE HOLD THE RING→