shoestring
noun
[ ˈʃuːstrɪŋ ]
• a small or inadequate budget.
• "many early studies were done on a shoestring"
• a shoelace.
shoestring
adjective
• (of a save or tackle in sport) near or around the ankles or feet, or just above the ground.
• "the Mets center fielder made a shoestring catch"
