shoestring in English
- shoestring⇄adj. (Informal.) having or based on very little capital.
Ex. a shoestring budget. The agency was a shoestring operation at first (Harper's). - shoestring⇄expr. on a shoestring, (Informal.) with very little capital; on a small margin.
Ex. The two boys traveled through Europe on a shoestring. In general, an off-Broadway theater is financed on a shoestring (Newsweek). - shoestring⇄noun 1. shoelace.
2. (Informal, Figurative.) a very small amount of money used especially to start or carry on a business, investment, or other undertaking.
Ex. They don't amount to a shoestring (Punch). - shoestring⇄shoestring, noun, adjective.