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tighten one's belt

VERB
economize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conserve cut down scrimp
STRONG
manage retrench shepherd skimp stint
WEAK
be frugal be prudent be sparing cut back cut corners keep within means make ends meet meet a budget pay one's way pinch pennies run tight ship stretch a dollar
Antonyms
STRONG
spend
WEAK
squander throw away
VERB
scrimp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut back skimp
STRONG
conserve curtail save
WEAK
be cheap be economical be frugal be prudent be sparing cut corners make ends meet pinch pennies run a tight ship stretch a dollar
Antonyms
STRONGEST
spend waste
STRONG
squander
VERB
skimp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
scrimp
STRONG
pinch save scamp scant scrape screw slight spare stint withhold
WEAK
be mean with be sparing cut corners make ends meet pinch pennies roll back
Antonyms
STRONG
release spend squander waste

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I've been hungry many a time, but now I know what it means to have to tighten one's belt.

From Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force by Ernest Prater

There was nothing to do except to tighten one's belt, and to write editorials showing up the selfishness of the farming class and prophesying the improvement of the currency.

From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Basil L. (Basil Lanneau) Gildersleeve

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