on a small/tight/shoestring budget
idiom
: involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending
She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget and could not afford to overspend.
Examples of on a small/tight/shoestring budget in a Sentence
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Produced on a shoestring budget, the film barely made a ripple on its initial release.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
The Tavianis, working on a shoestring budget, even had to negotiate access with the unofficial leaders of the inmates, said to be dangerous members of the Mafia.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Upon its release, 2002's Far From Heaven garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing nearly $30 million on a small budget before scoring four Oscar nominations at the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony, including for Moore's performance and Haynes' screenplay.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Made on a shoestring budget and shot over a little more than a week, it was lapped up for giving a uniquely dark and hilarious twist to the standard gangster flick while adding splashes of U.K. kitchen-sink social realism into the mix.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
Annunciation House had always run on a shoestring budget, and the COVID-19 pandemic made things even harder; volunteer levels dropped, even as border crossings rose, after a brief lull in 2020, to record numbers.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
In their retirement, Aliaga and his wife began traveling the world on a shoestring budget, bringing their tent and hiking poles to places like Machu Picchu, Mount Everest Base Camp and the Grand Canyon.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
At the Munich Security Conference last weekend, Senator J.D. Vance, Republican of Ohio, struck an even more sober note: Ukraine would have to learn how to fight on a tight budget.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
My mother used to make soup on a Tuesday and serve it with cheese and pickle on a crusty baguette for dipping, said Ian Bursnall in his new book of delicious recipes for cooks on a tight budget.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Jan. 2024
Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
The Tavianis, working on a shoestring budget, even had to negotiate access with the unofficial leaders of the inmates, said to be dangerous members of the Mafia.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Upon its release, 2002's Far From Heaven garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing nearly $30 million on a small budget before scoring four Oscar nominations at the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony, including for Moore's performance and Haynes' screenplay.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
Made on a shoestring budget and shot over a little more than a week, it was lapped up for giving a uniquely dark and hilarious twist to the standard gangster flick while adding splashes of U.K. kitchen-sink social realism into the mix.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
Annunciation House had always run on a shoestring budget, and the COVID-19 pandemic made things even harder; volunteer levels dropped, even as border crossings rose, after a brief lull in 2020, to record numbers.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
In their retirement, Aliaga and his wife began traveling the world on a shoestring budget, bringing their tent and hiking poles to places like Machu Picchu, Mount Everest Base Camp and the Grand Canyon.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
At the Munich Security Conference last weekend, Senator J.D. Vance, Republican of Ohio, struck an even more sober note: Ukraine would have to learn how to fight on a tight budget.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
My mother used to make soup on a Tuesday and serve it with cheese and pickle on a crusty baguette for dipping, said Ian Bursnall in his new book of delicious recipes for cooks on a tight budget.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Jan. 2024
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