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On a shoestring

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Vocabulary tutorial

on a shoestring

 

 

On a shoestring

Meaning: to do things on a limited budget.

Examples:

The credit crunch has forced us to do things on a shoestring.

Some companies are able to innovate on a shoestring.

Many couples have to live on a shoestring when they first get married.

Filed Under: B1 (intermediate), B2 (upper-intermediate), C1 (advanced), English in sixty seconds, Idioms, Video, Vocabulary

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