on a shoestring
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on a shoestring
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- 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.
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prep_phrase on a very tight budget
| Français | avec des bouts de ficelle |
|---|---|
| Italiano | fare le nozze coi fichi secchi |
| Русский | на мели́ na melí |
Talk about this word "on a shoestring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20a%20shoestring. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. on a shoestring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20a%20shoestring "on a shoestring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20a%20shoestring.Cite this
@misc{on_a_shoestring_2026,
title = {on a shoestring},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20a%20shoestring},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
