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apron stringOne of the pair of strings or narrow sewn cloth strips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist.Rate it:

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bridgeThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.Rate it:

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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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close in onTo enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.Rate it:

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common purseA shared or community fund.Rate it:

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faire la bouche en cœurTo try and look amiable; To put on a captivating look; To purse up one’s lips.Rate it:

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habenas adducereto tighten the reins.Rate it:

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hold the purse stringsTo be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.Rate it:

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il a les reins solides(lit.) He is strong; (fig.) He has a long purse.Rate it:

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il ne faut prendre de son ami tout ce qu'on peutFriends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.Rate it:

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il tient la caisse(lit.) He keeps the cash account; (fig.) He holds the purse-strings.Rate it:

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lefty loosey, righty tightyA mnemonic used to recall the direction a spanner must turn to either tighten or loosen a bolt.Rate it:

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lighten someone's purseto take money from someone.Rate it:

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loosen the apron stringsTo allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone)Rate it:

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loosen the purse stringsTo increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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no strings attachedWhen something is given free and clear without any conditions of payment or personal service in return.Rate it:

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no strings attachedWithout conditions or obligations; without a catch.Rate it:

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on ne saurait faire d'une buse un épervierOne cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.Rate it:

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pellere nervos in fidibusto strike the strings of the lyre.Rate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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pull stringsTo manipulate, especially by asking favours of.Rate it:

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Pull StringsTo secretly influence something with great impact, to control something from distanceRate it:

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qui n'a pas argent en bourse, ait miel en boucheHe who has not silver in his purse should have honey on his tongue.Rate it:

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screw upTo tighten or secure with screws.Rate it:

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strings attachedUnstated or downplayed catches, limitations, caveats, restrictions, or requirements.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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Tied to Someone's Apron StringsDepending on someone for something; can’t be able to do something due to dependenceRate it:

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tighten one's beltTo be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.Rate it:

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tighten the purse stringsTo decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become tense and restrained.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become stringent and ungenerous.Rate it:

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tighten upTo fix something or make it correct.Rate it:

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tighten upTo make sufficiently tight.Rate it:

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tighten upTo become focused and serious; To stop any vacillation or inconsistency.Rate it:

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Tighten Your BeltLiving in financial constraints; making sacrifice and diminishing the living standardsRate it:

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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's earIt is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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