on a shoestring

意味

with very little money

ごくわずかな資金で.

例文

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.

文法

物事のやり方を表す副詞句。on と不定冠詞 a は変えない。

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