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to catch (a) cold
/kˈætʃ ɐ kˈoʊld/
phrase
to face problems and difficulties, particularly financial ones
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to go to the wall
/ɡˌoʊ tə ðə wˈɔːl/
phrase
to suffer ruin, failure, or defeat, due to financial difficulties, and without the possibility of recovery or rescue
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to lose
one's
shirt
/lˈuːz wˈʌnz ʃˈɜːt/
phrase
to lose a big sum of money, often due to a risky bet or investment
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in / into the red
/ɪn ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɛd/
phrase
in debt due to spending more than one's earnings
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on
one's
uppers
/ˌɑːn wˈʌnz ˈʌpɚz/
phrase
in an extremely bad financial condition
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hand to mouth
/hˈænd tə mˈaʊθ/
phrase
with enough money to provide only for the things that are essential for one to live
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(as) poor as a church mouse
/æz pˈʊɹ æz ɐ tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈaʊs/
phrase
severely lacking money
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(as) poor as Job
/æz pˈʊɹ æz dʒˈɑːb/
phrase
extremely lacking money
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to
not
have a bean
/nˌɑːt hæv ɐ bˈiːn/
phrase
to not have any money
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on the road
/ɑːnðə ɹˈoʊd/
phrase
(of people) without any home or shelter, therefore constantly moving from one location to another
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the breadline
/ðə bɹˈɛdlaɪn/
noun
the income level below which a person is considered to be living in poverty or experiencing financial hardship
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out at (the) elbows
/ˈaʊt æt ðə ˈɛlboʊz/
phrase
used to refer to someone who does not have enough money and is considered poor by the society's standards
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to feel the pinch
/fˈiːl ðə pˈɪntʃ/
phrase
to face financial difficulties, particularly due to not having the same income as before
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out of pocket
/nˈʌm ˌaʊɾəv pˈɑːkɪt/
phrase
used to say that an amount of money was lost due to a transaction
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dry spell
/dɹˈaɪ spˈɛl/
noun
a period that is lacking productivity, profit, success, etc.
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dirt poor
/dˈɜːt pˈʊɹ/
phrase
affected by poverty to an extreme degree
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to wipe the slate clean
/wˈaɪp ðə slˈeɪt klˈiːn/
phrase
to forgive and forget someone's debt, enabling them to start fresh without any financial obligations
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to go out of business
/ɡˌoʊ ˌaʊɾəv bˈɪznəs/
phrase
to cease to exist as a functional company or business due to financial challenges or difficulties
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on a shoestring
/ˌɑːn ɐ ʃˈuːstɹɪŋ/
phrase
with a minimal amount of financial resources
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flat broke
/flˈæt bɹˈoʊk/
phrase
lacking any money or financial resources
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a pot to piss in
/ɐ pˈɑːt tə pˈɪs ˈɪn/
phrase
very little or no money
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