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词汇 shoestring
释义 shoestring
noun[ Cusually plural ]
uk /ˈʃuː.strɪŋ/ us /ˈʃuː.strɪŋ/
US
a shoelace鞋带
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Shoes
ankle boot
ballet flat
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high-heeled
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sandal
shoehorn
shoelace
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wedgie
wellie
wellington

Idiom


on a shoestring

Examples of shoestring


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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.
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Almost all the pilgrimages are financed on a shoestring; the overwhelming majority of the pilgrims come from the poorer sections of society.
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It was said that it was being launched on a shoestring budget—but look at it now.
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That can only be described as a shoestring budget.
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However, community health councils have had to operate on a shoestring budget for many years.
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At present, it has to run on a shoestring budget.
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It is impossible to run a large symphony orchestra on a shoestring, or to run good opera cheaply.
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But it faces the problem of funding, which is on a shoestring.
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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.
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For a long time they have been running the groups on a shoestring.
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Not only are theatres closing, but those which remain are run on a shoestring.
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Many voluntary organisations and charities work on a shoestring and may find it difficult to comply without interfering with their genuine, excellent work.
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Some of the intermediate schemes are operated on a shoestring.
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My concern is that they are operating on a shoestring.
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The people running the play group movement have been managing on a shoestring for a long time.
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