body, on a shoestring

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on a shoestring
INFORMAL
If you do something on a shoestring, you do it with a very small amount of money:
The film was made on a shoestring.



The Race to Read Genomes on a Shoestring, Relatively Speaking


body (QUALITY)
noun [U]
a strong or thick quality:
This Bordeaux has a flowery bouquet and plenty of body (= strong flavour).
Conditioner can give your hair more body.

-bodied
suffix
a medium-bodied wine
body (AMOUNT)
noun [C]
1 a large amount of something:
There is a growing body of evidence to support their claim.
She collected a huge body of information on the subject.
A substantial body of opinion (= A large group of people with the same opinion) is opposed to any change.

2 FORMAL A body of water is a large area of water, such as a lake.
the body (MAIN PART) noun [S]
1 the main part of a book, article, etc:
I thought the most interesting details in the book were not in the body of the text, but in the notes at the end.

2 the main part of a large building:
to enter the body of the cathedral