husband one's resources

verb

Roget 864: be cautious etc. adj.; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard etc. (keep watch) 459; make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]. bespeak etc. (be early) 132.    think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies etc. (foresight) 510; wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter etc. (prepare) 673 [Fr.]; let well alone, let well enough alone; let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.], don't wake a sleeping cat.    keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.    husband one's resources etc. 636.    caution etc. (warn) 668.    ... show more

Roget 636: store; put by, lay by, set by; stow away; set apart, lay apart; store treasure, hoard treasure, lay up, heap up, put up, garner up, save up; bank; cache; accumulate, amass, hoard, fund, garner, save.    reserve; keep back, hold back; husband, husband one's resources.    deposit; stow, stack, load; harvest; heap, collect etc. 72; lay in store etc. Adj.; keep, file (papers); lay in etc. (provide) 637; preserve etc. 670.    ... show more

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