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short of money(expression, idiom)
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up against it
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behind eight ball(expression, adjective, idiom, destitute, broke)
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dirt-poor
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dirt poor(expression, adjective, poor, wanting, destitute)
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distressed(poor, destitute, broke)
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embarrassed
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empty-handed(adjective, destitute, broke, needy, poverty-stricken)
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famished
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financially embarrassed
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flat broke(expression, adjective, destitute, broke, needy)
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fortuneless(adjective, wanting, destitute, broke, needy)
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hard
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impencunious(poor, destitute, broke)
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in Chapter Eleven
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in bad straits
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in debt
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in dire circumstances(expression, idiom, poor, destitute, broke)
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in distress
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in great need financially poor(expression, idiom, poor, destitute, broke)
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