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How to pronounce “shoestring”
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Pronunciation guide for shoestring
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shoestring with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Anil Ananthaswamy: What it takes to do extreme astrophysics 14 minutes, 9 seconds
They work on a shoestring budget.
- Definition summary
- (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
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How to pronounce shoestring
Anil Ananthaswamy: What it takes to do extreme astrophysics 14 minutes, 9 seconds
They work on a shoestring budget.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shoestring”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chiefly US) The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
- (figuratively, often attributively)
- [Adjective]
- (US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
- (transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
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