shoestring

1. (US)The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.

   Your shoestring is untied.

   a lace used for fastening shoes

2. (attributive, figuratively, often)An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).

3. An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).

   (attributive, figuratively, often)A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.

   shoestring French fries

   соло́мкаsolómka

4. (attributive, figuratively, often)Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.

   He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.

   небольша́я су́мма де́негnebolʹšája súmma déneg, небольши́е сбереже́нияnebolʹšíje sberežénija

1. Our lab runs on a shoestring.

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2. I need to buy shoestrings.

   deIch muss Schnürsenkel kaufen.

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3. The lab runs on a shoestring.

   deDas Labor läuft auf Sparflamme.

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4. The station operated on a shoestring budget.

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5. John had to get along on a shoestring.

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