Head office holds the purse strings, and we'll need approval to buy any new equipment.
She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family's purse strings.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
hold the purse strings — ► hold the purse strings have control of expenditure. Main Entry: ↑purse … English terms dictionary
hold the purse strings — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings … English idioms
hold the purse strings — to control the spending of a family s or an organization s money. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings … New idioms dictionary
hold the purse strings — have control of expenditure. → purse … English new terms dictionary
hold the purse strings — control the money … English contemporary dictionary
hold the purse strings — verb To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility … Wiktionary
hold the purse strings — have control of expenditure … Useful english dictionary
hold/control the purse strings — ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
control the purse strings — hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
purse strings — n. a drawstring for closing certain purses hold the purse strings to be in control of the money tighten the purse strings or loosen the purse strings to make funds less (or more) readily available … English World dictionary
