How normal does this sentence sound?

I wonder if the English word "purse" was originally meant to stand for a woman's handbag. It's been translated as "wallet" (Portemonnaie) into Japanese, but would one carry a purse in this sense around on (multiple) strings?

"Purse strings" is a fairly common idiom in English.

... often heard in phrases like these.

"loosen one's purse strings"
"tighten one's purse strings"

Yeah, it's an idiom to do with controlling how money is spent. This sentence means that she's strict about how money is spent in (for example) her family:

https://www.collinsdictionary.c.../purse-strings

I see. Thank you both. 🙂

However, in that case, the French sentence should be changed or unlinked, I suppose, because it has "handbag" in it.

@Aiji @felix63

Edit: It turns out the Japanese one is fine.

Effectivement, cette expression est également connue en France et elle n'a rien à voir avec le sac à main.
Je délie la phrase française.
Dieser Ausdruck bedeutet, dass sie ihr Geld nicht so leicht aus dem Portemonnaie zieht. :-)

Merci beaucoup ! 😊