"holding the purse strings" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of hold the purse strings Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hold the purse strings
    Sense id: en-holding_the_purse_strings-en-verb-hBCvxIRv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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