词汇 | shoestring |
释义 | shoestring noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /ˈʃuː.strɪŋ/ us /ˈʃuː.strɪŋ/ US a shoelace鞋带 Lelia Valduga/Moment/GettyImages Shoes ankle boot ballet flat ballet shoe Birkenstock bootie gym shoe high heels high-heeled high-top hiking boot rubber boot running shoe sandal shoehorn shoelace walking boot wedge wedgie wellie wellington Idiomon a shoestring Examples of shoestringshoestring We do not want politics run on a shoestring, leading to poor decisions, poor government and the discouragement of good people from coming into politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Almost all the pilgrimages are financed on a shoestring; the overwhelming majority of the pilgrims come from the poorer sections of society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was said that it was being launched on a shoestring budget—but look at it now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That can only be described as a shoestring budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, community health councils have had to operate on a shoestring budget for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, it has to run on a shoestring budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is impossible to run a large symphony orchestra on a shoestring, or to run good opera cheaply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it faces the problem of funding, which is on a shoestring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But new mini-cab firms are cropping up all over the place—often operating on a shoestring—and so many of them are still running about uninsured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For a long time they have been running the groups on a shoestring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only are theatres closing, but those which remain are run on a shoestring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many voluntary organisations and charities work on a shoestring and may find it difficult to comply without interfering with their genuine, excellent work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the intermediate schemes are operated on a shoestring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My concern is that they are operating on a shoestring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people running the play group movement have been managing on a shoestring for a long time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shoestring These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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