- shoestring shoe·string n Am
- ['ʃuːˌstrɪŋ]
stringa (di scarpa)
on a shoestring — (fig: do sth) con quattro soldi, (live) contando il centesimo
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shoestring shoe·string n Am
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shoe string — noun 1. a small amount of money he managed it on a shoestring • Syn: ↑shoestring • Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑small indefinite amount 2. a lace used for fastening shoes • Syn … Useful english dictionary
shoe·string — /ˈʃuːˌstrıŋ/ noun, pl strings 1 [count] US : ↑shoelace 2 [singular] informal : a small amount of money usually used in the phrase on a shoestring She started/began the business on a shoestring … Useful english dictionary
shoe-string\ catch — noun A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning … Словарь американских идиом
shoestring — shoe|string1 [ ʃu,strıŋ ] adjective 1. ) AMERICAN shoestring foods have been made into long thin pieces like string: shoestring potatoes 2. ) having or using a very small amount of money: a shoestring budget shoestring shoe|string 2 [ ʃu,strıŋ ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Shoestring — Shoe string , n. 1. same as {shoelace}. [PJC] 2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an enterprise on a shoestring. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoe lace — noun a lace used for fastening shoes • Syn: ↑shoelace, ↑shoestring, ↑shoe string • Hypernyms: ↑lace, ↑lacing • Part Holonyms: ↑shoe … Useful english dictionary
Shoe — (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. sk[=o]hs; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoe block — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoe bolt — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoe of an anchor — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoe pac — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
