All tighten one's belt synonyms
belt
T t verb tighten one's belt
- economize — to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
- economise — to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- make ends meet — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.