hold the purse strings
基本解釋
- 掌管金錢財(cái)務(wù)
英漢例句
- He got his punishment, however, not from the author, but from the public who hold the purse strings.
他得到了處罰,但并不是作者給他的,而是那些手捂著錢袋的大眾。 - But it's important to remember you have little control over individuals who hold the purse strings and make decisions based on gut instinct.
但是你一定要記住你無法控制這些個(gè)人,錢掌握在他們手里,并且他們根據(jù)直覺做出決定。 - National health systems, private insurers and others who hold the purse strings increasingly demand that innovation be linked clearly to economic value and improved health outcomes.
國家衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng),私營保險(xiǎn)公司以及掌管財(cái)政大權(quán)的人士日益要求創(chuàng)新應(yīng)明確和經(jīng)濟(jì)價(jià)值及改善的醫(yī)療狀況相關(guān)聯(lián)。 - More importantly, as Aileen Lee points out on TechCrunch, not only do women dominate almost all social media channels, they also hold the purse strings.
FORBES: Why Women Will Help Shape the Future of Work - They hold the purse strings.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on Investing in Our Infrastructure - In addition, ministries control special funds of their own, so the cabinet's hold over the national purse strings is weak.
ECONOMIST: The DPJ lays out its credentials for governing