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tighten one's belt | |||
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go on an economy drive (Bob_cat) | |||
scale back | |||
hunker down (в целях строгой экономии Ася Кудрявцева) | |||
live off scraps (Alexey Lebedev) | |||
cut costs to the bone (grafleonov); watch expenses (grafleonov); keep within compass (grafleonov); keep within one's budget (grafleonov); trim one's sails (grafleonov) | |||
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on a shoestring (Taras) | |||
cut back (Ремедиос_П); bite the bullet (RangerRus) | |||
take in a reef; tighten one's belt | |||
pull in a belt | |||
tighten one's belt | |||
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pull in belt | |||
pull in one's belt |
затянуться поясом: 17 phrases in 5 subjects |
British usage, not spelling | 1 |
General | 6 |
Idiomatic | 3 |
Informal | 2 |
Makarov | 5 |