English
Etymology
From shoe + string
Noun
en-noun
#the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace
#:Your shoestring is untied.
#a tight budget; very little money
#:He did all that on a shoestring budget.
#a long narrow cut of a food; a julienne
#:shoestring French fries

See also
shoelace
on a shoestring

hu:shoestring
vi:shoestring

• 2007-01-04 09:31 - Cynewulf - fmt

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