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tighten one's belt

US pronunciation
American soundtighten one's belt
tightenonesbelt
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tighten - ones - belt -> tighten one's belt

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tighten /'taÇtn/ v ~ (sth) (up)

(က) တင်းသည်။ ကျပ်သည်။ tighten (up) the ropes/ one's belt ❍ This screw needs tightening. ❍ She tightened her lips disapprovingly. ❍ His grip on her arm tightened.
(ခ) တင်းကျပ်သည်။ tighten up security ❍ Controls have gradually tightened. Compare LOOSEN, SLACKEN ၁
❏ tighten one's belt [IDM ] လျှော့ (စား၊ သုံး) သည်။ The management warned of the need for further belt-tightening (ie care with money, resources, etc).
❏ tighten up (on sth) [PHRV ] တင်းကျပ်သည်။ The police are tightening up on drunken driving.

More examples
  • Her stomach tightened, anticipating the fight that was to come.
  • A bill that will tighten trading rules
  • [tighten control] : The government wants to tighten its control on the press.
  • Security at foreign consulates was tightened after the attack.
Synonyms
make tighter, tauten, constrict, squeeze, bind, clench, close, compress, condense, congeal, contract, cramp, crush, fasten, fix, grip, harden, narrow, pinch, pressure, rigidify, screw, secure, stiffen, strain, strangle, stretch, tense, tighten up, toughen
Antonyms
allow, compress, concentrate, enlarge, expand, extend, free, give, help, increase, lengthen, let go, loose, loosen, lose, melt, open, relax, release, stretch, uncompress, unfasten, untie
Cross references
make tightertautenconstrictsqueezebindclenchclosecompresscondensecongealcontractcrampcrushfastenfixgriphardennarrowpinchpressurerigidifyscrewsecurestiffenstrainstranglestretchtense
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