on a shoestring

Meaning

on a shoestring

(idiomatic) 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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Synonyms

economically frugally sparingly

Words in the phrase

on a shoestring

Close letter words and terms

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