tenir les cordons de la bourse

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.niʁ le kɔʁ.dɔ̃ d(ə) la buʁs/

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Verb

tenir les cordons de la bourse

1. (figuratively) to hold the purse strings (to be in control of spending)

   Synonym: tenir la caisse

See also

• tenir les cordons du poêle