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shoestring
shoe·string S0356400 (sho͞o′strĭng′)n.1. See shoelace.2. A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate: a company that started on a shoestring.adj.1. Long and slender: shoestring potatoes.2. Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money: a shoestring budget.shoestring (ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) another word for shoelace2. informal a. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring)b. (as modifier): a shoestring budget. shoe•string (ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ)
n. 1. shoelace. 2. a very small amount of money. adj. 3. meager: a shoestring budget. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shoestring - a lace used for fastening shoes shoe lace, shoelace, shoe stringaglet, aiglet - metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbonlace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material | | 2. | shoestring - a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"shoe stringsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
Translationsshoestring
live on a shoestringTo live within a very tight or limited financial budget. We were living on a shoestring for a while after our baby was born, but, luckily, I got a promotion, and our situation has improved a bit.See also: live, on, shoestringshoestring budgetA budget or allotment of resources that is very meager, sparse, or just enough to suit its purpose. Unfortunately, due to government cutbacks following the recession, our department has had to produce the same levels of work on a shoestring budget. I did all sorts of traveling with just a shoestring budget when I was in college. You learn very quickly how to make the most of what you have!See also: budget, shoestringon a shoestringOn or within a very tight or limited financial budget. We were living on a shoestring for a while after our baby was born, but, luckily, I got a promotion, and our situation has improved a bit. I'd love to come out to dinner with you, but I'm on a bit of a shoestring at the moment.See also: on, shoestringon a shoestringFig. with a very small amount of money. We lived on a shoestring for years before I got a good-paying job. John traveled to Florida on a shoestring.See also: on, shoestringon a shoestringWith very limited financial means, as in The newlyweds were living on a shoestring. The precise allusion in this term is unclear. One fanciful theory is that debtors in British prisons would lower a shoe by its laces from a window so as to collect funds from visitors or passers-by. A more likely theory is that it alludes to the slender shape of a shoelace, likening it to slender resources. [Late 1800s] See also: on, shoestringon a shoestring COMMON If you do something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money. The theatre was always run on a shoestring. Newly divorced with two children to raise, she was living on a shoestring. Note: You can use shoestring before a noun. Both films were made on a shoestring budget. McNair says he will continue his shoestring campaign in every part of Alabama. Note: In American English, shoelaces are called shoestrings. The reference here is to the very small amount of money that is needed to buy shoelaces. See also: on, shoestringon a shoestring on a small or inadequate budget. Shoestring is a North American term for a shoelace, and the expression suggests metaphorically the ‘thinness’ of financial resources.See also: on, shoestring(do something) on a ˈshoestring (informal) (do something) with very little money: In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.See also: on, shoestringon a shoestring mod. on practically no money; on a very tight budget. (see also shoestring.) I run my business on a shoestring. I never know from day to day whether I will survive. See also: on, shoestringshoestring mod. low-cost; cheap. (see also on a shoestring.) We have nothing but a shoestring budget this year. on a shoestringOn a strict budget; with very limited means. The source of this term is not wholly clear. One writer suggests it comes from one’s resources being limited to shoelaces. In Exeter, England, there is a legend that prisoners confined in debtor’s prison would lower a shoe from the window to collect money so they could get out of prison, a tale appealing to tourists but far-fetched. The likeliest explanation is the physical nature of a shoelace—that is, a very slender cord or string, which became a metaphor for slender resources stretched to their utmost. It originated (according to the OED) in America in the late nineteenth century. A 1904 issue of Cosmopolitan stated, “He speculated on a shoestring—an exceedingly small margin.”See also: on, shoestringshoestring
shoestring[shü‚striŋ] (geology) A long, relatively straight and narrow sedimentary body having a width/thickness ratio of less than 5:1, usually 1:1. shoestring
Related to shoestring: shoestring budgetSynonyms for shoestringnoun a lace used for fastening shoesSynonyms- shoe lace
- shoelace
- shoe string
Related Words- aglet
- aiglet
- lace
- lacing
- shoe
noun a small amount of moneySynonymsRelated Words- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
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