idiom
[phrase]
Bana matumizi
Maana (Definition)
To deliberately reduce spending and live frugally during hard financial times.
Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):
cut down expenses / practice austerity
Sheng / Standard Equivalent:
punguza spender
Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Idiomatic Expression
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):
"Ni lazima tubane matumizi mwezi huu."
Translation: We must cut down expenses this month.
Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):