den Gürtel enger schnellen
to tighten one's belt
Türkçe: kemer sıkmak
In a sentence
Nach dem Jobverlust musste sie den Gürtel enger schnallen.
How it is used
Means 'to tighten one's belt' figuratively, i.e., to spend less due to financial hardship. Neutral register. Use when discussing budget cuts at work or personal frugality. Common mistake: using it literally for a physical belt.
Verbindung drills 2,490 of these with spaced repetition, on Android. Free, offline, no account.
Get Verbindung free