O que significa a expressão idiomática (live) on a shoestring?

(live) on a shoestring significa “viver com pouco dinheiro/com o dinheiro contado, com a grana curta, viver no sufoco”. Agora que já sabemos o significado, vamos praticar com as sentenças e o áudio.

(live) on a shoestring to live within a very tight or limited financial budget.

Pratique com as sentenças e o áudio logo abaixo:

  1. I’m tired of living on a shoestring. I need a better job.
  2. He is living on a shoestring and trying to provide for his family.
  3. We’re tired of living on a shoestring. We don’t sleep at night.
  4. Since I lost my job, I have been living on a shoestring.
  5. We lived on a shoestring for years before I got a good-paying job.
  6. They really lived on a shoestring and they were often below the poverty line.

Portanto, Como se diz “estraga/desmancha-prazeres” em inglês?

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