tighten one's belt
• cut one's expenditure; live more frugally.
• "she said the poor must tighten their belts"
Similar:
economize,
cut back,
make cutbacks,
make cuts,
retrench,
husband one's resources,
budget,
be (more) economical,
make economies,
be thrifty,
be sparing,
be frugal,
buy (more) cheaply,
use less,
reduce/decrease wastage,
scrimp,
scrimp and save,
scrimp and scrape,
cut corners,
draw in one's horns,
count the/your pennies,
watch the/your pennies,
save (money),
cut expenditure,
cut costs,
pinch the/your pennies,
rake and scrape,
