Idiom: on a shoestring
Meaning
Idiom: on a shoestring
- with very little money or a very small budget
Example sentences
— I got a second job because the stress of living on a shoestring was killing me.
— My dad thinks all artists live on a shoestring so he was surprised when my first painting sold for $4,500.
— We were on a shoestring while backpacking through Europe last summer.
— I wish I could go to your bachelorette party but I'm on a shoestring.
— It won't be easy but we can live on a shoestring until you get a job and avoid getting into debt.
— When you're young, living on a shoestring really isn't that difficult.
— I charged our hotel to my credit card. I wasn't going to experience Paris on a shoestring.
— Before we got married we lived on a shoestring, often eating spaghetti and peanut butter sandwiches.
— We survived on a shoestring for two years when my father lost his job.
— You're a college student. You should be able to live on a shoestring when you're young. Get roommates and eat ramen.
Synonyms
- pinch pennies
- tighten one's belt
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