Get Along On A Shoestring Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get Along On A Shoestring Idiom mean?

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get along on a shoestring What does get along on a shoestring mean?	to manage with very little money	I had to get along on a shoestring during university.
get along on a shoestring What does get along on a shoestring mean?	to be able to live on very little money	The woman was forced to get along on a shoestring when she was a student.
get along on a shoestring What does get along on a shoestring mean?	to manage with very little money	I had to get along on a shoestring during university.
get along on a shoestring What does get along on a shoestring mean?	to be able to live on very little money	The woman was forced to get along on a shoestring when she was a student.
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turn thumbs down on (something) What does "turn thumbs down on (something)" mean?	to disapprove or reject something, to say no to something	The building committee turned thumbs down on our plans to change the office.

elbow grease What does "elbow grease" mean?	the effort and strength to clean something	We will have to use a lot of elbow grease to clean the kitchen.
not touch (something) with a ten-foot pole What does "not touch (something) with a ten-foot pole" mean?	to consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting	That car is dangerous and I would not touch it with a ten-foot pole.
take leave of one's senses What does "take leave of one's senses" mean?	to become irrational	I think that my neighbor has taken leave of his senses. He has been acting very strange lately.
in pen What does "in pen" mean?	written or signed with a pen	The teacher asked the students to make sure that they wrote the essay in pen.
shoot the breeze/bull What does "shoot the breeze/bull" mean?	to talk idly	I met my friend at the supermarket and we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.
lean over backwards (to do something or to help someone) What does "lean over backwards (to do something or to help someone)" mean?	do everything possible to please someone	My cousin leaned over backwards to help my father when he was sick.
take (something/it) to the bank What does "take (something/it) to the bank" mean?	to have/do something that is a sure thing, to do/have something that you can count on no matter what happens	The business proposal is a sure thing and you can take it to the bank.
in a nutshell What does "in a nutshell" mean?	briefly, in a few words	We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell about the plans for our company.

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Get Along On A Shoestring Idiom