shoestring

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get along on a shoestring

To live within a very tight or limited financial budget. We were getting along on a shoestring for a while after our baby was born, but our situation improved a bit after I got a promotion in work.

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.

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.

on a shoestring

On 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.

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shoestring budget

A 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!

on a shoestring

Fig. 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.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

on a shoestring

With 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]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

on 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, shoestring

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

on 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

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(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, shoestring

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

on 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, shoestring

shoestring

mod. low-cost; cheap. (see also on a shoestring.) We have nothing but a shoestring budget this year.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

on a shoestring

On 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, shoestring

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

get along on a shoestring
get by on a 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

References in periodicals archive

Posh on a shoestring If photos are really important, you may want to hire a professional, but prices vary enormously, so shop around.

Hold on to your purse strings if you're tying the knot; Ensure your finances - like the wedding - go off without a hitch

A undoubted star of the sale was six-year-old Shoestring Silas Tigerlily EX92-2, due with her fifth calf to JP Jongleur on November 13.

Welshpool farm attraand wide as pedigree acts eager buyers from far e herd goes up for auction

Even though other books on marketing for libraries exist, Marketing on a Shoestring Budget will deliver to readers the basics of marketing with practical suggestions for expanding patronage and improving the presence of libraries in an easy-to-understand format.

Pitel, Deborah. Marketing on a Shoestring Budget: A Guide for Small Museums and Historic Sites

Cosmos (above) is just one of the plants that grows easily from seed |says Alex Mitchell in her new book, Gardening On A Shoestring (top left)

Don't spend the earth on perfect plot; You don't need a fortune to have a beautiful garden, says thrifty gardener and writer Alex Mitchell. She offers HANNAH STEPHENSON tips on being green fingered on a budget

We were doing all right until the recession hit but I am just fed up with living on a shoestring.

DEBTS FORCE SOLICITOR TO SHUT UP SHOP

Gluten-Free on a Shoestring packs in over a hundred recipes for eating well, cheaply, and without gluten in a diet.

Gluten-Free on a Shoestring

Patrick Meitin's story, "Alaska On A Shoestring" in this issue, reminded me of the good old days, including my shoestring days in Alaska, when the most important tiling I had to do each day was catch fish or get close enough to something to shoot it, and many of my adventures were done alone, really alone.

A return to simple

FAMILIES seeking sightseeing on a shoestring this summer should head for Italy and Greece, a travel survey has shown.

Greece is cheap for tourists

Keeping pace with modern technology, Shoestring Astronomy now produces a series of adapters to connect your computer to your telescope mount.

Autoguiding interface

For years, she's courted crisis, surviving on a shoestring budget, minimal supplies and equipment, carrying whatever cargo and passengers are to be had.

The Wreck of the River of Stars

But the program had its growing pains when Jackson started it on a shoestring budget from her savings.

Redefining womanhood: program helps girls develop mastery in manners and money management

Stone launched his newsletter in the early '50s on the proverbial shoestring. He had $3,500 severance from his last newspaper job and some additional dough from investors, probably close to $10,000, which, adjusted to 2006 money, is still more than enough for a modest launch.

The newsletter business today--I.F. "Izzy" stone looks down

Gary Corbett, vice-president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, says many researchers operate on shoestring budgets and laboratory positions at many institutes are slowly disappearing through attrition.

Crumbling infrastructure puts federal labs in jeopardy

Style on a shoestring was the interior-design theme at McCarrick Homes' show apartment at Melbeck Court, in Great Lumley, Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

More panache than pounds

The church's national office, already running on a shoestring budget after years of budget cuts, cannot make up the difference.

Synod questions must be answered

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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, shoestring shoestring budget A 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, shoestring Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on a shoestring Fig. 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, shoestring McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. on a shoestring With 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, shoestring The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. on 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, shoestring Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. on 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 Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (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, shoestring Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on 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, shoestring shoestring mod. low-cost; cheap. (see also on a shoestring.) We have nothing but a shoestring budget this year. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions on a shoestring On 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, shoestring The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: get along on a shoestring get by on a 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 References in periodicals archive Posh on a shoestring If photos are really important, you may want to hire a professional, but prices vary enormously, so shop around. Hold on to your purse strings if you're tying the knot; Ensure your finances - like the wedding - go off without a hitch A undoubted star of the sale was six-year-old Shoestring Silas Tigerlily EX92-2, due with her fifth calf to JP Jongleur on November 13. Welshpool farm attraand wide as pedigree acts eager buyers from far e herd goes up for auction Even though other books on marketing for libraries exist, Marketing on a Shoestring Budget will deliver to readers the basics of marketing with practical suggestions for expanding patronage and improving the presence of libraries in an easy-to-understand format. Pitel, Deborah. Marketing on a Shoestring Budget: A Guide for Small Museums and Historic Sites Cosmos (above) is just one of the plants that grows easily from seed \|says Alex Mitchell in her new book, Gardening On A Shoestring (top left) Don't spend the earth on perfect plot; You don't need a fortune to have a beautiful garden, says thrifty gardener and writer Alex Mitchell. She offers HANNAH STEPHENSON tips on being green fingered on a budget We were doing all right until the recession hit but I am just fed up with living on a shoestring. DEBTS FORCE SOLICITOR TO SHUT UP SHOP Gluten-Free on a Shoestring packs in over a hundred recipes for eating well, cheaply, and without gluten in a diet. Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Patrick Meitin's story, "Alaska On A Shoestring" in this issue, reminded me of the good old days, including my shoestring days in Alaska, when the most important tiling I had to do each day was catch fish or get close enough to something to shoot it, and many of my adventures were done alone, really alone. A return to simple FAMILIES seeking sightseeing on a shoestring this summer should head for Italy and Greece, a travel survey has shown. Greece is cheap for tourists Keeping pace with modern technology, Shoestring Astronomy now produces a series of adapters to connect your computer to your telescope mount. Autoguiding interface For years, she's courted crisis, surviving on a shoestring budget, minimal supplies and equipment, carrying whatever cargo and passengers are to be had. The Wreck of the River of Stars But the program had its growing pains when Jackson started it on a shoestring budget from her savings. Redefining womanhood: program helps girls develop mastery in manners and money management Stone launched his newsletter in the early '50s on the proverbial shoestring. He had $3,500 severance from his last newspaper job and some additional dough from investors, probably close to $10,000, which, adjusted to 2006 money, is still more than enough for a modest launch. The newsletter business today--I.F. "Izzy" stone looks down Gary Corbett, vice-president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, says many researchers operate on shoestring budgets and laboratory positions at many institutes are slowly disappearing through attrition. Crumbling infrastructure puts federal labs in jeopardy Style on a shoestring was the interior-design theme at McCarrick Homes' show apartment at Melbeck Court, in Great Lumley, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. More panache than pounds The church's national office, already running on a shoestring budget after years of budget cuts, cannot make up the difference. Synod questions must be answered
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