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lighten someone's purse
(idiomatic) to take money from someone.
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empty as a pauper's purse
make a silk purse of a sow's ear
(idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
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cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse
cuts one's cloth to suit one's purse
cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
To settle for less when money (or resources) is tight.
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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
pursestring
A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
pursestrings
plural of pursestring / (figuratively) The means of restricting access to the financial resources.