英语词汇“hold the purse strings”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hold the purse strings
释义	hold the purse strings in American English to be in control of the money See full dictionary entry for purse strings hold the purse strings to control the way that money is spent in a particular family, organization, or country Ultimately we don't hold the purse strings and the government decides how to allocateresources. Examples of 'hold the purse strings' in a sentence hold the purse strings The ones who hold the purse strings will look at your painting and they won't care about the model. Gregory Maguire CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER (1999)
随便看	it's the jewel in the/sb's crown it's the oldest trick in the book it's-the-oldest-trick-in-the-book (it's the) same difference its-the-same-difference it's the size of ... it's time for lunch it's to his credit that ... it's too big for my liking it's too heavy to lift it's too late, isn't it? it's touch and go it's-touch-and-go- it struck me that ... it's two hours away by car it suddenly came to me that ... it suits him down to the ground it's uncanny it's uncertain whether ... it's unfair that ... it's unusual to see someone so tall it surprised me that ... it's useful to keep a diary it's useless to complain it's warm

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hold the purse strings in American English