restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent
增加开支。
增加开支
My friends loosen the purse strings to help people suffered from Tsunami.
我的朋友慷慨解囊,以帮助遭受了海啸的人民。
This spring, she looked at her closet, her kitchen, said, ‘Goddamit, I still have a job’, and decided to loosen the purse strings.
今年春天,仔细看看自己的衣橱,里外打量一下厨房,她会说“真可恶,不过还好我还有工作”,于是便又决定解囊消费了。”
Financiers hope to get them to loosen their purse-strings faster and to pocket some of the cash.
金融家们希望他们能更快地放松他们的钱袋,把一部分现金装进自己的腰包。
Analysts at Morgan Stanley, an investment bank, point to an improvement in the creditworthiness of buyers which is causing lenders to loosen their purse strings.
投资银行摩根·斯坦利的分析师指出,买方的信誉有所改善,导致贷款人放松了贷款限制。
Are you ready to loosen your purse strings on online shopping gala on Nov 11 to avail yourself of the many discounts on offer?
双11购物狂欢节即将来临,你准备好钱袋大开尽情淘购在线打折品了吗?
restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent
增加开支。
You bought your sheets at a flea market? Ross come on, you gotta loosen the purse strings a little.
你上旧货市场买床单?罗斯,别这么小器吧。
《Friends Season 6》《老友记 第六季》