shoestring
shoe·string
Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoesOf a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
UK/ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/US/ˈʃustɹɪŋ/
» Our lab runs on a shoestring.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, not comparable)Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
Examples
5 sentencesOur lab runs on a shoestring.
I need to buy shoestrings.
deIch muss Schnürsenkel kaufen. — Vortarulo
The lab runs on a shoestring.
deDas Labor läuft auf Sparflamme. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The station operated on a shoestring budget.
John had to get along on a shoestring.
Origin
The noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while theThe noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while the verb is derived from terms such as shoestring catch and shoestring tackle.
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