idiomC2tospendlessmoneythan you did before because you have lessmoney:勒紧裤带,省吃俭用I've had totightenmybeltsince Istoppedworkingfull-time.自从我停止全职工作以来,就不得不勒紧裤带过日子。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesBudgeting money
balance
budgetary
couponing
cut
cut back
cut cornersidiom
cutback
defund
economically
economy drive
economy-size
manage
save(something)up
save onsomething
setsomeoneagainstsomeone
shoestring
spending plan
square
thrift
thrifty
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idiomtospendlessmoney:Manysmallbusinessesaretighteningtheirbeltsbecause of thesloweconomy.(Definition oftighten your beltfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/tighten-belt##