shoestring

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shoe·string /ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ/ noun [countableC]

1 on a shoestring informalSPEND MONEY if you do something on a shoestring, you do it without spending much money 以极少的钱〔做某事〕

run/operate/do something on a shoestring

The program was run on a shoestring.

这计划靠微薄的资金支撑。

Examples from the Corpus

on a shoestring• a shoestring budget• Adventures on a Shoestring has been offering a variety of 90-minute weekend walking tours of New York City for 34 years.• Nearly all of our research had to be conducted on a shoestring.• The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget.• Like many entrepreneurs on a shoestring, they are attempting to start a business while they continue to work full-time jobs.• He goes barnstorming, first on a shoestring.• The center, which offers psychological services to children, teens and families, runs the grandparent-grandchild support groups on a shoestring.• Appleton was proud of having done much of his own research on a shoestring.• It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.• The program was run on a shoestring for years until they found a sponsor.• The paper started on a shoestring, but soon had a circulation of over 100,000 readers.

2. shoestring organization/operation etc a business, organization etc that does not have much money available to spend 很拮据的组织/公司等

Examples from the Corpus

shoestring organization/operation etc• The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget.

3. American EnglishAmEDCC a shoelace 鞋带

Examples from the Corpus

shoestring• The Halls are run by a shoestring staff: three full-time and five part-time.• This one, he admits, is a shoestring campaign.• The books give all the insider know-how for staying and getting around a country on a shoestring budget.• Appleton was proud of having done much of his own research on a shoestring.• It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.• The trade was extremely competitive and the vessels were run on a shoestring resulting in many losses.

shoe·string noun

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BNC: 23956 COCA: 19544

shoestring

Cheap and inexpensive: cheap, economic, competitive...

Parts of shoes, boots and slippers: bootlaces, cleat, heel...

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