in Queer Street
In difficulty, especially in debt.
“Since the failure of the bank, poor Thompson is in Queer Street.”
❦ Note: To be in Queer Street was to be in trouble or want — a fixture of Victorian comic writing.
In difficulty, especially in debt.
“Since the failure of the bank, poor Thompson is in Queer Street.”
❦ Note: To be in Queer Street was to be in trouble or want — a fixture of Victorian comic writing.