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1 ходить в стоптанных башмаках
General subject: be on one's uppers, to be (down) on (one's) uppers, be on uppersУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ходить в стоптанных башмаках
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2 без гроша в кармане
1) General subject: broke to the wide, stone-broke, on one's uppers, down on one's uppers2) Colloquial: skint, beyond broke3) Jargon: flat broke, borasicУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > без гроша в кармане
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3 быть без гроша
1) General subject: be on one's uppers, not to have a feather to fly with, to be (down) on (one's) uppers, to be at low-water mark (в кармане)2) Jargon: bust3) Makarov: be at low-water mark, be at low-water mark (в кармане) -
4 быть в стеснённых обстоятельствах
1) General subject: be in low circumstances, be on one's uppers, pull the devil by the tail, to be (down) on (one's) uppers2) Makarov: be in dire straits, be in great straits, feel the pinchУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть в стеснённых обстоятельствах
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5 остаться без гроша
2) Idiomatic expression: loose one's shirtУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > остаться без гроша
См. также в других словарях:
down on one's luck — {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. * /Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck./ * /The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
down on one's luck — {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. * /Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck./ * /The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
down\ on\ one's\ luck — adj informal Having bad luck; having much trouble; not successful in life. Harry asked me to lend him ten dollars, because he was down on his luck. The teacher is easy on Jane because Jane has been down on her luck lately. Compare: hard row to… … Словарь американских идиом
on one's uppers — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's uppers — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ one's\ uppers — adj. phr. informal Very poor. Mr. White had been out of work for several months and was on his uppers. Compare: down on one s luck … Словарь американских идиом
uppers, (down) on one's — In destitute circumstances. Having bad fortune … A concise dictionary of English slang
down-and-out — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. needy, destitute, poor, on the skids. See poverty.Ant., well off, on easy street. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. broke, penniless, bankrupt, destitute, impoverished, *in the poorhouse, *on the… … English dictionary for students
Humility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Humility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 humility humility humbleness Sgm: N 1 meekness meekness lowness Sgm: N 1 lowliness lowliness lowlihood Sgm: N 1 abasement abasement self abasement … English dictionary for students
upper — /ˈʌpə / (say upuh) adjective 1. higher (than something implied) or highest, as in place, or position, or in a scale: the upper slopes of a mountain; upper register of a voice. 2. occupying or consisting of high or rising ground, or farther into… …
The Animals — Para otros usos de este término, véase Animals. The Animals Datos generales Origen … Wikipedia Español