on a shoestring

뜻

with very little money

아주 적은 돈으로.

예문

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.

문법

어떤 일을 하는 방식을 나타내는 부사구이다. 전치사 on과 부정관사 a는 그대로 둔다.

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