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shoestring

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shoestring/ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/

▶noun

1 N. Amer. a shoelace.

2 informal a small or inadequate budget: living on a shoestring.

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lax flies - shoestring straps
logistical shoestring
running a shoestring operation

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