Hold the purse strings 掌管金钱财务 ; 掌握金钱或财务 ; 掌握财权
tighten the purse strings 节省开支
tighten their purse strings 节省开支
N-PLURAL If you say that someone holds or controls the purse strings, you mean that they control the way that money is spent in a particular family, group, or country. (家庭、团体或国家的)财政 ['the' N]
Women control the purse strings of most families.
在大多数家庭中,女人掌控着财政大权。
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