Question of the Day #432

"So, can you really see the Swedish capital on a shoestring budget, or is holidaying here guaranteed to leave you wincing at restaurant bills and cursing the exchange rate?"
From the second paragraph of this article at Independent.ie.

上記の文で、shoestring budgetの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "shoestring budget" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


《a ～》わずかの［乏しい］予算

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

A budget or allotment of resources that is very meager, sparse, or just enough to suit its purpose.

Etymology/語源

Grammarist によると、

On a shoestringとshoestring budgetは、1800年代の終わりにアメリカで生まれたイディオムです。

According to Grammarist :

The idioms on a shoestring and shoestring budget were coined in America during the late 1800s. 

Examples

• Unfortunately, due to government cutbacks following the recession, our department has had to produce the same levels of work on a shoestring budget.
• I did all sorts of traveling with just a shoestring budget when I was in college. You learn very quickly how to make the most of what you have!
• "They operate on a shoestring budget, drawn largely from their personal savings." Times, Sunday Times (2018)
• It was said that it was being launched on a shoestring budget—but look at it now.
• Many of such agencies operate on a shoestring budget and have limited facilities, nevertheless they perform a vital function.

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