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| by mistake(adverb, sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly) | |
| coming up short(adjective, idiom, inadequate, deficient) | |
| cut to the bone(adjective, idiom, lower, brief) | |
| dirt poor(poor, distressed, lacking, wanting) | |
| down and out(adjective, idiom, poor, distressed) | |
| down to bedrock | |
| economical of words | |
| feeling the pinch | |
| few and far between(adjective, idiom, light, slight) | |
| for want of | |
| in a word(noun, idiom) | |
| in brief | |
| in default of | |
| in dire circumstances(idiom, poor, distressed, wanting) | |
| in great need financially poor(idiom, poor, distressed, wanting) | |
| in narrow circumstances | |
| in need(adjective, poor, destitute, broke) | |
| in nothing flat(idiom, summary, abrupt, unexpected) | |
| in straitened circumstances | |
| in want of |
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