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In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- People who are down and out need some place to turn.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of down-and-outer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: down-and-outer
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
обеднял
(obednjal)
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Chinese Mandarin:
貧病交迫 /贫病交迫
(pínbìngjiāopò)
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Finnish:
puilla paljailla
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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German:
heruntergekommen
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Italian:
morto di fame
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Portuguese:
morto de fome
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Portuguese:
morta de fome
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Portuguese:
na pior
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Spanish:
muerto de hambre
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Spanish:
con una mano atrás y otra delante
— in a condition of poverty or debility
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Spanish:
como puta por rastrojo
— in a condition of poverty or debility