hold the purse strings
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"I'm aghast frankly. It's the retailers that hold the purse strings."
From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022
And although high-minded physicists may accept the importance of validation instead of being first to a discovery, the concept of coming in “second place” is a harder sell for politicians who hold the purse strings.
From Scientific American • Apr. 13, 2022
Christian Lindner: As finance minister it's the Free Democrat leader who will hold the purse strings and much of the power.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021
Those contemplating that move now include key state lawmakers, who hold the purse strings.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021
They hold the purse strings; and no parson can live unless he has a “call” to some other “vineyard,” if they are closed against him.
From Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston by Atticus
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