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"Hold on the purse strings" nghĩa là gì?
05 Apr, 2016
Nắm hầu bao. Photo courtesy Ronnie Macdonald.
'Hold on the purse strings' có từ purse là ví tiền, string là dây buộc, vì thế cụm từ này nghĩa là nắm giữ hầu bao (nắm quyền kiểm soát việc chi tiêu).
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Cities now generate their own revenues, make their own deals with private firms and start their own businesses, though the central government keeps enough of a hold on the purse strings to ensure fiscal discipline.
Just as we see today, the establishment was waiting to see Trump fail, vindicating the almighty ruling class and their hold on the purse strings and control of the populace. Well, guess what? Trump finished the job in less than 4 months, at a final cost 25 percent below the budget, saving about $750,000 of the estimated $3 million.
And - with Marina Granovskaia keeping a tight hold on the purse strings - Mourinho has had to make do with a pound-shop alternative to Stones in the form of Papy Djilobodji, bought by Chelsea on Deadline Day.
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