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in line of fire(adjective, idiom, vulnerable, helpless)
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in narrow circumstances
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in need of(idiom, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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laid low(adjective, idiom, weakness, sick)
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like a clay pigeon(adjective, idiom, vulnerable, helpless)
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like a sitting duck(adjective, idiom, vulnerable, helpless)
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miserably poor(adjective, sick, distressed, destitute)
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no bargain(adjective, mean, bad, base)
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no fat(adjective, thin, spare, bare)
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no good(adjective, idiom, mean, bad)
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not equal to(adjective, idiom, weak, inadequate)
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not up to(adjective, idiom, weak, inadequate)
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not up to par(adjective, idiom, bad, short)
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not up to snuff(adjective, idiom, quiet, lower)
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on short commons
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on the breadline(adjective, idiom, exhausted, lacking)
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on the edge
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on the line(adjective, idiom, vulnerable, helpless)
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on the rocks(idiom, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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on the spot(adjective, idiom, vulnerable, helpless)
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