on a shoestring
Overview
Define the meaning of the English word on a shoestring below. On a shoestring is a prepositional phrase. Examples of how to use on a shoestring in a sentence are shown. Also define these 4 related words and terms: tight, budget, resources, and money.
English
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.
- The first year after we bought the house, we lived on a shoestring, but we survived.
Money definition
A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply. (1 of 8 money definitions)
Translations
on a very tight budget
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