purse strings
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You understandably want to loosen the purse strings — a little or a lot — so you can spend more time traveling with friends and living the life that you have spent years working toward.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Many filmmakers told me that those who hold the purse strings don’t consider such filmmaking a good investment.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
That’s a precarious model if middle-class Americans have to tighten their purse strings.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
A nearly 6% like-for-like slip in the key Europe market weighed on sales as consumers tightened their purse strings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The banker pulled the purse strings of his mouth taut.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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