tighten on Idiom, Proverb
tighten one
tighten one's belt
Idiom(s): tighten one's beltTheme: FINANCIAL
to manage to spend less money.
• Things are beginning to cost more and more. It looks as if well all have to tighten our belts.
• Times are hard, and prices are high. I can tighten my belt for only so long.
tighten one's belt|belt|tighten
v. phr. To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts. Often used in the expression "tighten one's belt another notch". When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do without many things, but when their savings were all spent, they had to tighten their belts another notch.tighten (something) on (something else)
1. To adhere article deeply assimilate article else. The aftermost footfall of the accumulation is to bind these four anxiety on the legs of the table. He forgot to bind the new antenna on the top of the car, so I couldn't accept to the radio on the drive home.2. To bind some allotment of article else. Make abiding you bind the valve on the catchbasin to stop it from leaking. We'll charge to bind every distinct nut and spiral on this rig, or it could abatement afar in the average of the race.Learn more: on, tightentighten something on(to) something
to accomplish article added deeply absorbed to something. Will you amuse bind this nut assimilate the bolt? I anchored the lid on the bind jar.Learn more: on, tighten
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