purse-strings [pə́:sstriŋz] samostalnik
množina vrvica mošnje
to hold the purse-strings upravljati z denarjem, nadzirati uporabo denarja
to keep a tight hand on the purse-strings skopariti
to loosen the purse-strings biti radodaren, izdati denar
to tighten the purse-strings zmanjšati izdatke