be poorly off
to not have much money
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To not have enough or any money
be broke
to have no money
not have a penny to your name
to have no money
feel the pinch
to have less money than you need
not have a bean
to have very little or no money
be on your uppers
to have almost no money left
not have two pennies to rub together
to have no money, or very little money
be hurting
to have financial problems
be on your beam-ends
to have very little money
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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