Dictionary entry

Tighten one's belt

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

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Definition

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

Examples

  1. Her stomach tightened
  2. anticipating the fight that was to come.
  3. A bill that will tighten trading rules
  4. [tighten control] : The government wants to tighten its control on the press.
  5. Security at foreign consulates was tightened after the attack.