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動詞

loosen the purse strings

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
   • 1848, Parliament of Great Britain, “The Parliamentary debates”, volume 96‎, page cdlvii: 

     He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been to loosen the purse-strings of the Treasury.

   • 2004, The 9/11 Commission report, final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (authorized edition), National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, page 358:

     Proponents of the counterterrorism agenda might respond by being less inclined to loosen the purse strings than they would have been if offered a convincing...

反意語

• tighten the purse strings

参考

• hold the purse strings
• loosen the apron strings