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hot water(noun, trouble, difficulty, want)
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narrow means(idiom, poverty)
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slender means(idiom, poverty)
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unholy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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bad luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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desperate straits(noun, idiom, distress, hardship)
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dire straits(noun, idiom, distress, hardship)
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hard knocks(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag)
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hard time(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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hell to pay
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holy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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need circumstances(idiom, poverty)
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often financial(noun, difficulty, lack, hardship)
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rotten luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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ticklish spot(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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tough break(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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tough luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress)
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vows of poverty
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at a loss(idiom, difficulty)
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