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Meaning of belt-tighten | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To tighten one's belt.

figuratively, intransitive

Examples

“They light⟳ some kind of flame in viewers who don’t have⟳ lots of attractive relatives and would enjoy⟳ learning that love⟳ matters more than money, even if it means your kids may have⟳ to go to a state school and you may have⟳ to belt-tighten down to one house instead of two.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

belt-tightened belt-tightening belt-tightens belted belted down belted out

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