Trevor Eve
Eddie Shoestring
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- 1. Private Ear Sep 30, 1979
- Call-girl Sarah Marshall kills herself on a beach, after stealing the car belonging to a man she had tried to contact, David Carn, popular DJ with Bristol radio station Radio West. Station boss Don Satchley asks private detective Eddie Shoestring to investigate any incriminating links between Carn and Sarah. Eddie is approached by a man named Willis, who tries to buy ... Read all
- 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
- The wife of an ex-army officer calls Eddie for help at a local prep school where her husband is headmaster.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
1. countable noun [usually plural] 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.
Jun 14, 2024 · 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. 4. US. of, operating on, or characterized by a small amount of money. a shoestring budget. 5. US. at, near, or around the ankles. a shoestring catch, a shoestring tackle.
SHOESTRING meaning: 1 : shoelace; 2 : a small amount of money usually used in the phrase {phrase}on a shoestring {/phrase} often used before another noun.
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.
shoestring. noun. /ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/. /ˈʃuːstrɪŋ/. (North American English) (also shoelace, lace (both British and North American English)) Idioms. a long thin piece of material like string that goes through the holes on a shoe and is used to fasten it. Definitions on the go.
