紧日子

rú guǒ jīng jì xíng shì jì xù è huà wǒ men jiù bù dé bù jié yī suō shí guò jǐn rì zi le

如果经济形势继续恶化，我们就不得不节衣缩食过紧日子了。

If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.

tā men bù dé bù guò jǐn rì zi yǐ cháng huán zhài wù

他们不得不过紧日子，以偿还债务。

They have to strain themselves financially to meet their obligations.