loosen the purse strings

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Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial)To increasespendingorallowincreased spending; torelaxcontrolof spending.Antonym:tighten the purse strings1848, Parliament of Great Britain, “The Parliamentary debates”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name), volume96, page cdlvii:He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been toloosen the purse-stringsof 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, page358:Proponents of the counterterrorism agenda might respond by being less inclined toloosen the purse stringsthan they would have been if offered a convincing...

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