tenir les cordons de la bourse
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.niʁ le kɔʁ.dɔ̃ d(ə) la buʁs/
France (Lyon) (file)
Verb
tenir les cordons de la bourse
- (figuratively) to hold the purse strings (to be in control of spending)
- Synonym: tenir la caisse
See also
- tenir les cordons du poêle