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