VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

On a shoestring

Meaning:

If you do something on a shoestring, you do it with a very small amount of money.

Examples:

  • But it has done so on a shoestring.
  • If you want to do this on a shoestring, fine.
  • They work on a shoestring budget.
  • The conference was organised by Historical Materialism on a shoestring and advertised only on the internet.
  • Pariwana Cusco is the best place to sleep and party on a shoestring in the magical city of Cuzco.
  • Running an International organization with two full time staff and four part time people on a shoestring budget is very challenging.
  • The School of Authentic Journalism is pulled off each year on a shoestring budget, with a lot of sweat equity and team spirit.
  • This is unfortunately so, even as we equally habitually burden the Organization with escalating tasks for it to perform on a shoestring budget.
  • Through his efforts and fortunate coincidence, De Palma was able to find a company to finance it and make it on a shoestring budget of $5 million.
  • Otherwise we will make too many promises which we simply cannot fulfil and when it comes to supporting NGOs you often operate on a shoestring.