take one's belt in (a notch)
用作动词的意思:紧束(一点)裤带准备吃(点)苦
用法及例句:We were able to take our belt in a notch, unlike other people who were already strained to the maximum.我们可能要束紧点裤带吃一点苦,我们不像其他的人,他们都已经吃过很大的苦头了。
英汉词典参考:
take
one
belt
in
notch