tighten your belt
成語所屬單字belt
tighten your belt — 慣用語
1. to spend less money than before because your income or budget has gone down.
1.慣用語
釋義
勒緊褲帶；節衣縮食
to spend less money than before because your income or budget has gone down.
例句
After Mateo lost his weekend job, the family had to tighten their belts.
Rising rent forced many small shops on the street to tighten their belts.