tighten : Idioms & Phrases

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tighten one's belt

  • verb live frugally and use less resources
    • In the new economy, we all have to learn to tighten our belts
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tighten up

  • verb restrict
    stiffen; constrain; tighten.
    • Tighten the rules
    • stiffen the regulations
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Tightening pulley

  • (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
Webster 1913