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purse strings

a drawstring for closing certain purses
purse strings Idioms

hold the purse strings

to be in control of the money

tighten (or loosen) the purse strings

to make funds less (or more) readily available

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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