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purse [purses] (small bag for carrying money) noun [UK: pɜːs] [US: ˈpɝːs] | borsanoun borsellinonoun portafoglionoun |
purse [purses] (small bag for carrying personal items) noun [UK: pɜːs] [US: ˈpɝːs] | borsettanoun |
handbag [handbags] (small bag carried in the hand) noun [UK: ˈhænd.bæɡ] [US: ˈhænd.ˌbæɡ] | borsettanoun |
loosen the purse strings (to increase or allow to increase spending) verb | |
tighten the purse strings (to decrease or cause to decrease spending) verb | |
make a silk purse of a sow's ear (to produce something refined, from something which is unrefined) verb | |
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear (it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined) phrase |