live on a shoestring
live on a shoestring
To 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, shoestring
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- on a shoestring
- shoestring
- get along on a shoestring
- get by 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
- hold tight