PURSE STRINGS


Meaning of PURSE STRINGS in English

noun

[ pl. ] a way of referring to money and how it is controlled or spent :

Who holds the purse strings in your house?

The government will have to tighten the purse strings (= spend less) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.