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strapped
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struggling
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trouble
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under obligation
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unfortunate(poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling)
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unlucky(poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling)
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up against it
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up the creek(adjective, adverb, helpless)
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with little hope
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with your back to the wall
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without hope
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