Meaning of purse string | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“Mrs. Cavendish, however, was a lady who liked to make⟳ her own⟳ plans, and expected other people to fall⟳ in with them, and in this case she certainly had the whip hand, namely: the purse strings.”
“"However, this does not mean⟳ the government should be involved in operational decisions, take⟳ responsibility for the punctuality of specific services, promote⟳ ministers' pet infrastructure projects, or clutch the purse strings so tightly that the railway's financial relationship with government forces it to operate⟳ on a short-term hand-to-mouth basis."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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