Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring
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- 1. Private Ear Sep 30, 1979
- A dead prostitute leads former computer programmer Eddie Shoestring to a duel career as disc jockey and private eye.
- 2. Knock for Knock Oct 7, 1979
- Eddie is now Radio West's 'Private Ear', accepting sleuthing work for listeners. His first client is Claire Stevens, whose husband was killed in a hit and run by drivers of a white van. A tip-off leads Eddie to a duo of young fraudsters who go 'on the knock', buying antique furniture from gullible elderly people at less than the real value. After an encounter with a g... Read all
- 3. Higher Ground Oct 14, 1979
- Higher Ground, a boarding school run by strict ex-Army major Hansford and his wife Jean, is being plagued by sadistic, sick stunts but Hansford refuses to call in the police, so Jean employs Eddie. Hansford, however, is wholly uncooperative. Jean tells Eddie that Hansford has a son, Rodney, by his first wife Betty. Betty committed suicide and Rodney was recently disch... Read all
Synonyms of shoestring. 1. : shoelace. 2. [from shoestrings being a typical item sold by itinerant vendors] : a small sum of money : capital inadequate or barely adequate to the needs of a transaction. started the business on a shoestring.
Meaning of shoestring in English. shoestring. noun [ C usually plural ] uk / ˈʃuː.strɪŋ / us / ˈʃuː.strɪŋ / Add to word list. US. a shoelace. Lelia Valduga/Moment/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shoes. ankle boot. ballet flat. ballet shoe. Birkenstock. bootie. gym shoe. high heels. high-heeled. high-top. hiking boot.
noun. a shoelace. a very small amount of money. shoestrings. shoestring potatoes. adjective. consisting of or characterized by a small amount of money: living on a shoestring budget. shoestring. / ˈʃuːˌstrɪŋ / noun. another word for shoelace. informal. a very small or petty amount of money (esp in the phrase on a shoestring ) ( as modifier )
Meaning of shoestring in English. shoestring. noun [ C usually plural ] us / ˈʃuː.strɪŋ / uk / ˈʃuː.strɪŋ / Add to word list. US. a shoelace. Lelia Valduga/Moment/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shoes. ankle boot. ballet flat. ballet shoe. Birkenstock. bootie. gym shoe. high heels. high-heeled. high-top. hiking boot.
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May 20, 2024 · Shoestrings are long, narrow pieces of material like pieces of string that you use to fasten your shoes . [US] regional note: in BRIT, use shoelace. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A shoestring budget is one where you have very little money to spend . The British-produced film was made on a shoestring budget.
shoe·string. (sho͞o′strĭng′) n. 1. See shoelace. 2. A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate: a company that started on a shoestring. adj. 1. Long and slender: shoestring potatoes. 2. Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money: a shoestring budget. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of shoestring noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
