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shoestring noun

  /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/ , /ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/
  • (cooking) A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
 julienne, tikku
  • Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
 kengännauhabudjetti, taskuraha
  • An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
 pitkulainen

shoestring adjective

  /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/ , /ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/
  • (US, chiefly, American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
 jalka-

shoestring verb

  /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/ , /ˈʃuːstɹɪŋ/
  • (transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch.
 ottaa koppi matalalta
  • (transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle.
 taklata alas, taklata jalkoihin
on a shoestring
vähin varoin
shoestring budget
kengännauhabudjetti
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