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tighten one’s belt

勒紧裤带；节衣缩食

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勒紧裤带；节衣缩食

IN A SENTENCE

When prices rise, it may be time to tighten one’s belt.
物价上涨时，可能就该勒紧裤腰带了。

来源：Expression original examples; chunk form selected from The Economist · Expression editorial段 tighten one's beltOriginal example and Chinese translation authored for Expression. Chunk form selected from the The Economist collocation list; no newspaper example sentence was copied.