shoestring

极少的资金、小本经营常用于 on a shoestring

They started the restaurant on a shoestring and slowly expanded.

他们以极少的资金创办这家餐厅，再慢慢扩大规模。

鞋带美式

He knelt down to tie his loose shoestring.

他跪下来绑好松掉的鞋带。

低成本的、省钱的置于名词前

We managed the whole trip on a shoestring budget.

我们用极低的预算完成了整趟旅行。