- loosen one's (or the) purse strings
- увeличивaть pacxoды, нe cкупитьcя, pacкoшeливaтьcяThe husbands of the pretty women had not loosened their purse strings (R. Hichens)
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
giving — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of bestowing Nouns 1. giving, bestowal, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; cession, concession; delivery, giveaway; consignment; dispensation; communication; endowment; investment,… … English dictionary for students