| 词汇 | the purse strings | 
| 释义 | the purse strings idiom    开支,花费 the spending of money by a family, company, or country  A recent survey showed that in 53 percent of families, women hold (= control) the purse strings. 最近一项调查表明,在53%的家庭里由女人掌管开支。  | 
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