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The Cinderella myth is one of those rare things which can be run on shoestring budget forever ... "
John D.Rockefeller



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shoe·string
   
1.  See  shoelace.

2.  A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate: a company that started on a shoestring.

adj.
1.  Long and slender: shoestring potatoes.

2.  Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money: a shoestring budget.

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shoestring
 
1.  (Clothing & Fashion) another word for shoelace

2. informal
a. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring)

b. (as modifier): a shoestring budget.

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shoe•string
 
n. 
1.  shoelace.

2.  a very small amount of money.
adj. 
3.  meager: a shoestring budget.

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Noun 1. shoestring - a lace used for fastening shoesshoestring - a lace used for fastening shoes 
;shoe lace, shoelace, shoe string

;aglet, aiglet - metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon

;lace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

;shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

 2. shoestring - a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring"
;shoe string

;small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude


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Translations


shoestring
 A. N (US) ; cord;n m, lazo m
to do sth on a shoestring ; hacer algo con muy poco dinero
to live on a shoestring ; vivir muy justo

B. CPD shoestring budget N ; presupuesto m muy limitado

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