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loosen the purse strings

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loosen the purse strings (third-person singular simple present loosens the purse strings, present participle loosening the purse strings, simple past and past participle loosened the purse strings)

(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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tighten the purse strings

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reimburse disburse hold the purse strings power of the purse public purse loosen the apron strings

Close letter words and terms

loosen one's tongue loosen someone's tongue loosen the apron strings loosen up loosen up for loosen up someone