"tighten the pursestrings" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: tightens the pursestrings [present, singular, third-person], tightening the pursestrings [participle, present], tightened the pursestrings [participle, past], tightened the pursestrings [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tighten the pursestrings (third-person singular simple present tightens the pursestrings, present participle tightening the pursestrings, simple past and past participle tightened the pursestrings)
  1. Alternative form of tighten the purse strings Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tighten the purse strings
    Sense id: en-tighten_the_pursestrings-en-verb-KKcDKJD3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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