hold the purse strings

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to control the spending of a family's or an organization's money In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings.

See also: hold, purse, string

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Like Kenny Dalglish at Blackburn, it might just help that in Alex McLeish, Blues have a canny Scot helping to hold the purse strings. OurSay by Birmingham Mail (England) Those who hold the purse strings whether in Cardiff or Westminster have to understand that our hard-earned cash is not a bottomless pit. pounds 5m on hire cars - is this the best use of our cash? DAILY POST ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Congress wants to know, and they hold the purse strings of the nation. NLN member update by Malone, Beverly / NLN Member Update			hold nose hold of hold off hold off doing hold on hold on for dear life Hold on! hold oneself together hold onto hold out hold out an olive branch hold out on hold out the olive branch hold over hold own hold peace hold promise hold still hold still for hold sway hold terror for hold the fort hold the key hold the line Hold the phone hold the purse strings hold tight hold to hold to ransom hold together hold tongue hold true hold up hold up as an example hold up to hold up to ridicule hold up to scorn hold water hold with Hold your horses! Hold your tongue! holding hole hole in one hole in the wall hole up hole-and-corner holiday holier-than-thou holler holler out			hold the bag hold the bag hold the bag hold the bag hold the bag hold the chair hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the fort hold the interest of hold the key hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line hold the line Hold the Line (Toto song) Hold the Market hold the opinion hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the purse strings hold the reins hold the whip hand Hold the wire hold tight hold tight hold tight Hold time hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to blame Hold To Maturity hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to ransom hold to service hold to service hold to service hold to service Hold to the Rod hold together

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