get by (on a shoestring)

get by (on a shoestring)
get along (on a shoestring) & get by (on a shoestring)
Fig. to be able to afford to live on very little money. •

For the last two years, we have had to get along on a shoestring.

With so many expenses, it's hard to get by on a shoestring.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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