on one's uppers
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극심한 돈 부족에 시달리다, 빈털터리로
in an extremely bad financial condition
Dialect
British
British
idiom
예시들
The elderly woman, abandoned by her family, was on her uppers and had to rely on charity for survival.
의료비가 쌓이면서 그 가족은 극심한 돈 부족에 시달리게 됐다.
