hard up
Short of money; in difficulty.
“We’re a little hard up this quarter, so no new bonnet.”
❦ Note: The respectable Victorian way to say broke; ‘flush’ was its lucky opposite.
Short of money; in difficulty.
“We’re a little hard up this quarter, so no new bonnet.”
❦ Note: The respectable Victorian way to say broke; ‘flush’ was its lucky opposite.