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12
hard up(verb, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
7
on one's uppers(adjective, idiom, rich)
6
badly off(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, poor)
6
in want(adjective, flat, poor, low)
5
down and out(verb, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
4
devoid of(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, poor)
4
in need(adjective, flat, poor, low)
3
dirt poor(adjective, flat, poor, low)
3
in the red(adjective, idiom, poor, bankrupt)
3
on the rocks(adjective, idiom, down, out)
2
bad off(adjective, flat, poor, low)
2
flat broke(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
2
in the gutter(noun, idiom, bankrupt, impoverished)
2
on the skids(adjective, idiom, bankrupt, derelict)
2
out of funds(idiom, bankrupt, broke, derelict)
2
stone broke(adjective, flat, poor, low)
1
all in(exhausted, reduced, weakened, consumed)
1
behind eight ball(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
1
by oneself(adjective, empty, solitary, alone)
1
cleaned out(poor, bankrupt, impoverished, ruined)
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