on a shoestring

معنی

with very little money

با پول بسیار کم.

مثال‌ها

1. 1We furnished the flat on a shoestring using donated furniture.
2. 2Running a theatre on a shoestring requires plenty of volunteers.
3. 3With almost no funding, the team made its film on a shoestring using borrowed equipment.
4. 4Could you organise a wedding on a shoestring with only two hundred pounds to spend?
5. 5Their tiny budget meant travelling on a shoestring, sleeping in tents and cooking every meal.

دستور زبان

عبارت قیدی که چگونگی انجام کاری را توصیف می‌کند. حرف اضافه‌ی on و حرف تعریف نامعین a ثابت می‌مانند.

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