den Gürtel enger schnallen

German

Alternative forms

• den Riemen enger schnallen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːn ˈɡʏʁtl̩ ˈɛŋɐ ˌʃnalən/

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

den Gürtel enger schnallen (weak, third-person singular present schnallt den Gürtel enger, past tense schnallte den Gürtel enger, past participle den Gürtel enger geschnallt, auxiliary haben)

1. to tighten one's belt
   • 2022 October 25, Michael Brächer, “Wie die Deutschen den Gürtel enger schnallen”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Wie die Deutschen den Gürtel enger schnallen [title]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• "den Gürtel enger schnallen" in Redensarten-Index