| 释义 |
hold the purse stringsHave control of expenditure: the power and the influence lie with the person who holds the purse strings...- The lowest quote was usually chosen by the board of governors, who held the purse strings, which was seen as ‘best value’.
- One way of testing whether it really is true that who holds the purse strings controls how the money is spent, is to look at what happens when income is transferred from husbands to wives.
- However, by holding the purse strings, the university administration can easily usurp faculty roles by supporting the hiring and promotion of only those whose fields are likely to bring in the most money.
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