| like a rat in a hole(expression, failure, situation, unsuccessful) |
| unable to move(expression, failure, situation, unsuccessful) |
| up a tree(expression, failure, situation, unsuccessful) |
| without any chance for success(expression, failure, situation, unsuccessful) |
| in trouble(adjective, adverb, helpless) |
| badly off(expression, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| deprived(adjective, poor, depressed, disadvantaged, struggling) |
| disadvantaged(adjective, poor, depressed, deprived, struggling) |
| down and out(expression, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| handicapped(poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling) |
| have-not(poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling) |
| ill-starred(poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling) |
| in hot water(adjective, adverb, helpless) |
| in need(expression, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| in the red |
| in want(expression, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| needy |
| poor(adjective, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling) |
| underprivileged(adjective, poor) |
| accountable |