tenir les cordons de la bourse

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.niʁ le kɔʁ.dɔ̃ d(ə) la buʁs/ === 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