tighten the purse-strings in English

Forms: tightens the purse-strings [present, singular, third-person], tightening the purse-strings [participle, present], tightened the purse-strings [participle, past], tightened the purse-strings [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tighten the purse-strings (third-person singular simple present tightens the purse-strings, present participle tightening the purse-strings, simple past and past participle tightened the purse-strings)

Inflected forms

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"tighten the purse-strings" meaning in English

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Inflected forms