Synonyms for tighten one's belt
- cut back
- skimp
- conserve
- curtail
- save
- be cheap
- be economical
- be frugal
- be prudent
- be sparing
- cut corners
- make ends meet
- pinch pennies
- run a tight ship
- stretch a dollar
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Antonyms for tighten one's belt
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WORD ORIGIN
early 14c., "to fasten or gird with a belt," from belt (n.). Meaning "to thrash as with a belt" is 1640s; general sense of "to hit, thrash" is attested from 1838. Colloquial meaning "to sing or speak vigorously" is from 1949. Related: Belted; belting. Hence (from the "thrash with a belt" sense) the noun meaning "a blow or stroke" (1899).