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Definition of tighten (one's) belt
tighten (one's) belt
verb
- to reduce expenses.
My business isn't doing so well, so I've got to tighten my belt at home.
Citation from "Eyes turn to "value for money" London 2012", Reuters, March 3 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.
Last edited on Jun 25 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 05 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person': | |
| Definitions include: From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes. | |
| Definitions include: without money. | |
| Definitions include: See also strap. | |
| Definitions include: See chav. | |
| Definitions include: a whore - i.e. a promiscuous (usually female) person, or an actual prostitute (usually female) - who is not doing well financially. | |
| Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money. | |
| Definitions include: having been kicked out of one's residence. | |
| Definitions include: to be sad. | |
| Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks. | |
| Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety. | |
| Definitions include: without money, or low on money. | |
| Definitions include: very broke. | |
| Definitions include: without money; "broke". | |
| Definitions include: a homeless woman. | |
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Other terms relating to 'belt': | |
| Definitions include: very rude. | |
| Definitions include: to hit. | |
| Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt. | |
| Definitions include: a person very skilled in a particular area. | |
| Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area. | |
| Definitions include: a remarkable achievement, especially in a successive string or tally of casual sexual partners. | |
| Definitions include: an area of the southern United States where strokes are especially common. | |
| Definitions include: as one of one's prior accomplishments. | |
Other terms relating to 'tighten': | |
| Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt. | |
| Definitions include: to restrict. | |
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