English Dictionary

hold the purse strings

動詞

口語 慣用表現

(idiomatic, colloquial) To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.

日本語の意味

支出の管理をすること、つまり財務の権限を保持し、資金の使い方を決定する権力を持つこと / お金の出し入れ、つまり資金運用の責任を担う状態を表す / 経済面での主導権を握る、いわゆる財布の紐を握る状況

Both parents hold the purse strings and decide how the savings are allocated.

両親が財布のひもを握り、貯金の配分を決める。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, colloquial) To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.

The other branch was more immediately the representatives of the people, and it was a maxim that the people ought to hold the Purse-strings.

holds the purse strings （ present singular third-person ）

holding the purse strings （ participle present ）

held the purse strings （ participle past ）

held the purse strings （ past ）