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Idiom: On A Shoestring

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On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.

Example: "The first year after we bought the house, we lived on a shoestring, but we survived."

Example Sentences

1
They managed to open their business on a shoestring budget.
2
We traveled the world on a shoestring.
3
The theater production was put together on a shoestring.
4
They renovated their house on a shoestring.
5
She started her own company on a shoestring.

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