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in trouble(adverb, helpless)
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deprived(poor, depressed, disadvantaged, struggling)
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disadvantaged(poor, depressed, deprived, struggling)
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in hot water(adverb, helpless)
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in the red
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needy
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poor(depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling)
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underprivileged
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dead
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dead broke
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destitute
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down-and-out
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flat
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hard up
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impecunious
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impoverished
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in a fix
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in a jam
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in a spot of bother
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in a tight spot
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APASmart Define. (2015). in dire straits thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/in_dire_straits/thesaurus/synonyms
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