loosen the purse strings

: to release from restraint

: to make looser

: to relieve (the bowels) of constipation

: a small bag for money

: a receptacle (such as a pocketbook) for carrying money and often other small objects

: a receptacle (such as a pouch) shaped like a purse

: to put into a purse

: pucker, knit

: a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie

: something that resembles a string

: a cord (such as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body

: to equip with strings

: to tune the strings of

: to make tense : key up

: of or relating to stringed musical instruments