get by on a shoestring

get by on a shoestring

To live within a very tight or limited financial budget. We were getting by on a shoestring for a while after our baby was born, but our situation improved a bit after I got a promotion in work.
See also: by, get, on, shoestring
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get along on a shoestring
  • shoestring
  • live on a shoestring
  • on a shoestring
  • tight
  • tight with a pound
  • tight as the bark on a tree
  • worm out of (something or some place)
  • hold on tight
  • a tight corner