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loosen the purse strings

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
loosen the purse strings v expr	figurative (allow more money to be spent)	aflojar el bolsillo loc verb
	(AmL; informal)	dar plata loc verb
	Mom's not about to loosen the purse strings so that you can buy another iPod.

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