shoestring
noun /ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
(North American English) (also shoelace, lace ())
Idioms - a long thin piece of material like string that goes through the holes on a shoe and is used to fasten it
Idioms
on a shoestring
- (informal) using very little money
- In the early years, the business was run on a shoestring.