42 entries under expression topic. ×

12
hard up(adjective, idiom, trouble, flat)
7
in want(adjective, flat, poor, low)
4
badly off(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished)
4
down and out(adjective, idiom, poor, sick)
4
in need(adjective, flat, poor, low)
3
bad off(adjective, flat, poor, low)
2
dirt poor(adjective, flat, poor, low)
2
flat broke(adjective, flat, poor, low)
2
wiped out(adjective, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
behind eight ball(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
1
cleaned out(poor, destitute, impoverished, penniless)
1
dead broke(adjective, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
deprived of(flat, poor, exhausted, wanting)
1
devoid of(flat, poor, exhausted, wanting)
1
in dire circumstances(adjective, idiom, poor, sick)
1
in need of(idiom, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
miserably poor(adjective, poor, sick, destitute)
1
on the breadline(adjective, idiom, flat, poor)
1
on the rocks(idiom, flat, poor, exhausted)
1
out at elbows
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