(idiomatic, colloquial) To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.

plural of string to one's bow

plural of C-style string

Alternative form of pull strings / (figuratively) To cause an event or events to occur, especially in someone's benefit or favour; to make something happen.

A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks. / A type of loincloth or breech cloth.

(music) On a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces the note of G.

A common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) / An immature runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) / A yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) / A hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)

(sports) A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.