to save your money
to use less of something
to spend less money that you used to, because you have less
lower your standard of living
spend less than you did before because you have less money
I have had to tighten my belt since I lost my job at the ice cream factory.
Most people need to tighten the belt during economic slowdown.
My husband has told me to tighten my belt, as I am spending more money than I am earning in a month.
Our company has tightened its belt, by refusing to pay bonuses to all of the employees this year.
Buying a new car has cost us a lot of money, it has meant that we will have had to tighten our belt for the next few months.
My parents have had to tighten their belts since retiring.
There is no origin for this idiom
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