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in straitened circumstances(expression, adjective)
3
in reduced circumstances(expression, adjective)
3
up against it(expression, adjective)
2
hard pressed(expression, difficulty)
2
in want(expression, adjective, flat, poor)
2
out of pocket(expression, adjective)
2
sorely pressed(expression, difficulty)
1
all skin and bones(expression, dull, slight, thin)
1
behind eight ball(expression, adjective, flat, poor)
1
down to bedrock
1
feeling the pinch
1
got high
1
in desperate straits
1
in narrow circumstances
1
in need of(expression, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
like a bag of bones(expression, thin, scrawny, skinny)
1
on the breadline(expression, adjective, flat, poor)
1
on the edge
1
on the rocks(expression, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
short of funds
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