To tighten one's belt means to start economizing on expenses and make an attempt to live more frugally.
2. Wear your heart on your ___
Answer: Sleeve
If a person is said to wear their heart on their sleeve, it means they are very transparent about their feelings.
3. Pull up one's ___
Answer: Socks
To pull up one's socks means to work towards improving one's behaviour.
4. Off the ___
Answer: Cuff
An off the cuff remark is one that is made spontaneously, without giving it much thought.
5. ___ to the nines
Answer: Dress
To be dressed to the nines is used in a way similar to other idioms such as dressed to the hilt and dressed to kill. It means to be dressed stylishly.
6. Handle with kid ___
Answer: Gloves
Kid gloves could mean either white gloves used for special occasions or gloves made from kid leather, the skin of young goats. To handle with kid gloves is to handle something very delicately or with a lot of care.
7. Ride someone's ___
Answer: Coattails
To ride on someone's coattails means to get ahead or become successful by associating with successful or well connected people. The achievement in this case is not on merit, but merely by trying to associate with the right people.
8. At the drop of a ___
Answer: Hat
To be ready to do something at the drop of a hat means to do it immediately, without delay.
9. To have a bee in one's ___
Answer: Bonnet
To have a bee in one's bonnet means to be obsessed with any particular topic.
10. Hot under the ___
Answer: Collar
To be hot under the collar means to get very upset or annoyed about something.
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