shoestring
/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/
adjective
- Operating with or involving very little money; low-budget.
- The shoestring production still managed to impress the critics.
- Her shoestring campaign relied on volunteers and social media.
- They ran a shoestring operation out of a small garage.
noun
- A shoelace.
- He tied his shoestring in a double knot.
- The child learned to tie his shoestrings by himself.
- One of her shoestrings came loose during the race.
- A very small amount of money; a meager budget (often used in phrases like 'on a shoestring').
- She traveled around the world on a shoestring budget.
- They started the business on a shoestring and grew it slowly.
- The film was made on a shoestring but became a hit.
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