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tighten one's belt
verb as in economize
verb as in scrimp
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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