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tighten one's belt

verb as in economize

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verb as in scrimp

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verb as in skimp

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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.

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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.

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