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in straitened circumstances(adjective, idiom)
4
badly off(adjective, poor, depressed, destitute)
3
in reduced circumstances(adjective, idiom)
3
in want(adjective, flat, poor, low)
3
up against it(adjective, idiom)
2
down and out(adjective, idiom, poor, distressed)
2
out of pocket(adjective, idiom)
2
short of money(adjective, idiom, poor, broke)
1
bad off(adjective, flat, poor, low)
1
behind eight ball(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
1
dirt poor(adjective, flat, poor, low)
1
down to bedrock
1
feeling the pinch
1
flat broke(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
1
in desperate straits
1
in narrow circumstances
1
in need(adjective, flat, poor, low)
1
on the edge
1
short of funds
1
stone broke(adjective, flat, poor, low)
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