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noun
From exceptional wealth to poverty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Of a person, whose situation drastically changes from fortunate to unfortunate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: rags to riches
History
By reverse analogy with rags to riches.
