shoestring
Noun

shoestring (plural shoestrings)

  1. (US) The string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
    Your shoestring is untied.
  2. A tight budget; very little money.
    He did all that on a shoestring budget.
  3. A long narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
    shoestring French fries
Translations
  • Russian: небольша́я су́мма де́нег
Translations
  • French: julienne
  • Russian: соло́мка



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