Meaning of Shoestring | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
   US
2. An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
   attributive, figuratively, often
3. A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
   attributive, figuratively, often
4. Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
   attributive, figuratively, often

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Examples

“Your shoestring is untied.”

“I am ſure ſhe is not half ſo beautiful, and vvill even venture to ſay, that ſhe is not vvorthy to tie her majeſty's ſhoe-ſtrings.”

“shoestring French fries”

“He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.”

“As the 80s cult classic starring Madonna as a gorgeous grifter returns, director Susan Seidelman recalls capturing the zeitgeist on a shoestring budget[.]”

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