shoestring

IPA(Pronunciation)

US attributive figuratively often

(chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace. / An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).

Japanese Meaning

靴ひも、靴紐（靴を足に固定するためのひも） / 細長く、紐状のもの（形状が靴ひものような細長い物体）

He replaced the broken shoestring with a new one before the meeting.

彼は会議の前に、切れた靴ひもを新しいものに取り替えた。

Sense（1）

(chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.

Your shoestring is untied.

Sense（2）

An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).

Sense（3）

Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.

He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.

shoestrings

（ plural ）