自从我失业后，我们都不得不勒紧裤腰带。

Since I lost my job we've all had to ___tighten ___our ___belts.

所有这些都需要钱，我们除了从纳税人那里获取这些额外资金外，还能从哪里来呢？纳税人又不得不勒紧裤腰带。

All this costs money and where do we get this extra money from but from the tax payers, who once again have to ___tighten ___their ___belts.

为了攒钱去度假，我们决定勒紧裤腰带过几个月。

To save for a holiday, we decided to ___tighten ___our ___belts for a few months.