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in straitened circumstances(expression, adjective)
3
in reduced circumstances(expression, adjective)
3
up against it(expression, adjective)
2
down and out(expression, adjective, poor, distressed)
2
out of pocket(expression, adjective)
2
short of money(expression, adjective, poor, broke)
1
behind eight ball(expression, adjective, flat, poor)
1
down to bedrock
1
feeling the pinch
1
flat broke(expression, adjective, flat, poor)
1
in desperate straits
1
in narrow circumstances
1
on the edge
1
short of funds
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hot to trot(expression, adjective, passionate, hot)
0
in dire circumstances(expression, poor, distressed, destitute)
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in great need financially poor(expression, poor, distressed, destitute)
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short of cash
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