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in debt(poor, bankrupt, destitute, penniless)
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in narrow circumstances
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in need(adjective, flat, poor, low)
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in need of(idiom, poor, exhausted, wanting)
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in the lurch(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
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in want(adjective, flat, poor, low)
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missed the boat(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
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on the breadline(adjective, idiom, poor, exhausted)
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on the edge
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on the rocks(idiom, poor, exhausted, bankrupt)
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out of cash
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out of luck(idiom, tardy, delayed, overdue)
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out of pocket
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played out(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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put off(tardy, delayed, overdue)
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short of funds
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stone broke(adjective, flat, poor, low)
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tapped out(flat, bankrupt, destitute, impoverished)
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too late(tardy, delayed, overdue)
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truly needy(adjective, flat, poor, low)
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