tighten one's belt
пойти на лишения, "затянуть потуже пояс"
When the father lost his job, the family had to tighten their belts.
Другие идиомы:
- hit (someone) below the belt
- under one's belt
- air one's dirty linen in public
- at the drop of a hat
- bet one's boots
- birthday suit
- buckle down to (do something)
- burn a hole in one's pocket
- burst at the seams
- catch (someone) with their pants down
- come into fashion
- decked out in (something)
- die with one's boots on
- dressed to kill
- dressed to the nines/teeth