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
1. : narrow and long like a shoestring. shoestring french fries. 2. : operating on, accomplished by, or consisting of a small amount of money or capital. a shoestring budget. Did you know? In earlier times, wandering peddlers offered townspeople a variety of items and trinkets, such as fabrics, embroidery materials, and even patent medicines.
Shoestring is a British detective fiction drama series, set in an unnamed city in the West of England and filmed in Bristol, featuring the down-at-heel private detective Eddie Shoestring (Trevor Eve), who presents his own show on Radio West, a local radio station.
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.
Synonyms for SHOESTRING: dime, peanuts, pittance, hay, two cents, chicken feed, mite, pin money; Antonyms of SHOESTRING: funds, mint, capital, bundle, wad, fortune, means, bankroll.
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 ) a shoestring budget.
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.
Shoestring definition: A small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate.
A complete guide to the word "SHOESTRING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. shoelace. 2. US. a small or barely adequate amount of capital. a business started on a shoestring. adjective. 3. like a shoestring; long and narrow.
What does the noun shoestring mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun shoestring . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
