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| all of a sudden(expression, adverb, fast, quickly) | |
| becoming dry | |
| brittle as glass(expression, brittleness) | |
| coming up short(expression, adjective, inadequate, deficient) | |
| cut to the bone(expression, adjective, lower, brief) | |
| down and out(expression, adjective, poor, distressed) | |
| down to bedrock | |
| economical of words | |
| feeling the pinch | |
| few and far between(expression, adjective, light, slight) | |
| for want of | |
| in a word(noun, expression) | |
| in brief | |
| in default of | |
| in dire circumstances(expression, poor, distressed, wanting) | |
| in great need financially poor(expression, poor, distressed, wanting) | |
| in narrow circumstances | |
| in nothing flat(expression, summary, abrupt, unexpected) | |
| in straitened circumstances | |
| in want of |
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