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затянуть пояс
 затянуть пояс
gen. pull in belt
fig. cut back; bite the bullet
inf. take in a reef; tighten belt
Makarov. pull in belt; pull in a belt
slang tighten belt
 затянуть пояса
gen. scale back
corp.gov. hunker down
ещ потуже
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затянуть поясаstresses
gen. go on an economy drive (Bob_cat)
Игорь Миг scale back
corp.gov. hunker down (в целях строгой экономии Ася Кудрявцева)
fig. live off scraps (Alexey Lebedev)
proverb cut costs to the bone (grafleonov); watch expenses (grafleonov); keep within compass (grafleonov); keep within one's budget (grafleonov); trim one's sails (grafleonov)
затянуть пояс
gen. on a shoestring (Taras)
fig. cut back (Ремедиос_П); bite the bullet (RangerRus)
inf. take in a reef; tighten one's belt
Makarov. pull in a belt
slang tighten one's belt
затянуть потуже пояс
gen. pull in belt
Makarov. pull in one's belt
затянуться поясом
gen. tighten one's belt
затянуть пояс: 17 phrases in 5 subjects
British usage, not spelling1
General6
Idiomatic3
Informal2
Makarov5