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A list of phrases related to the word "shoestring"...
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A
String
Of Pearls ( Glenn Miller tune )
A
poor
relation
A
poor
workman blames his tools
Alas,
poor
Yorick! I knew him, Horatio
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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As
poor
as a church mouse
Dirt
poor
For want of a nail the
shoe
was lost ( line from nursery rhyme )
For want of a nail the
shoe
was lost; for want of a
shoe
the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
Got the world on a
string
Have a second
string
to your bow have
How long is a piece of string?
I Pity The
Poor
Immigrant ( Bob Dylan song )
If the
shoe
fits, wear it
Like a puppet on a
string
Live on a shoestring
Mendoza line ( A baseball expression denoting a line marking a very
poor
performance )
More than one
string
to your bow
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her
poor
doggie a bone ( line from nursery rhyme )
One law for the rich and another for the
poor
One two buckle my
shoe
( line from nursery rhyme )
Piss
poor
Poor
but honest
Poor
little rich girl
Poor
thing but mine own
Rich man
poor
man beggerman thief
Rubber chicken (
poor
quality or overcooked chicken )
Rubber chicken curcuit ( a speaking or fundraising event at which
poor
quality meat is served )
Shoestring budget
String
along
String
someone along
The
Poor
Bloody Infantry ( term used to describe the British infantry in WWI )
The rich get richer and the
poor
get poorer
The shoe's on the other foot
There was an old woman who lived in a
shoe
( line from nursery rhyme )
Waiting for the other
shoe
to drop
When your shoes shine, so do you ( Kiwi
Shoe
Polish advertising slogan )