My wife holds the purse strings in our family.
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Strings
//stɹɪŋz//
Synonyms for "strings" (86 found)
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11 total sentences available.
When will you ever loosen your purse strings?
Source: tatoeba (66300)
Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Source: tatoeba (241501)
I know who is pulling the strings.
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