tighten your belt - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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tighten your belt

to spend less money because there is less available勒紧腰带（省吃俭用）

With price increases on most goods, everyone is having to tighten their belt.随着大多数商品的价格上涨，每个人都不得不勒紧腰带。
There is a need for further belt-tightening.有必要进一步紧缩开支。

Synonyms savesave

These words all mean to spend less money.

save
to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing:
- I’m saving for a new car.我正攒钱想买辆新车。
budget
to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose:
- If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip.我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
economize to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use指节省、节约、节俭
tighten your belt
(rather informal) to spend less money because there is less available:指勒紧腰带省吃俭用：
- With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。

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