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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrase:

Due to the budget cuts, the organization had to operate strictly _______.

The correct answer is

on a shoestring

The sentence talks about limited money because of budget cuts, so the phrase must relate to spending very little.

'On a shoestring' means operating with a very small or tight budget.

'In a nutshell' means briefly, 'with flying colors' means with great success, and 'under the radar' means without being noticed.

The idea of a tight budget fits 'on a shoestring', so the answer is on a shoestring.

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