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to fall on hard times
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to experience a period of financial or personal difficulty
Example
The community had to fall on hard times when the economic recession hit the region.
The scheme is designed to help kids whose parents have fallen on hard times.
After losing his job and falling on hard times, Tom noticed that many of his so-called friends had stopped returning his calls.
Despite his once prosperous background, he fell on hard times and was now out at the elbows, struggling to make ends meet.
