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| go on an economy drive (Bob_cat) | |||
| scale back | |||
| hunker down (в целях строгой экономии Ася Кудрявцева) | |||
| live off scraps (Alexey Lebedev) | |||
| cut costs to the bone (grafleonov); watch expenses (grafleonov); keep within compass (grafleonov); keep within one's budget (grafleonov); trim one's sails (grafleonov) | |||
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| on a shoestring (Taras) | |||
| cut back (Ремедиос_П); bite the bullet (RangerRus) | |||
| take in a reef; tighten one's belt | |||
| pull in a belt | |||
| tighten one's belt | |||
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| pull in belt | |||
| pull in one's belt | |||
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| tighten one's belt | |||
| затянуть пояса: 17 phrases in 5 subjects |
| British usage, not spelling | 1 |
| General | 6 |
| Idiomatic | 3 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Makarov | 5 |