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How to say you are poor or in debt

10/3/2018

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How to say you are poor or in debt

​When you are poor or in debt:

abject poverty - terrible poverty
Half the people in this country are living in abject poverty.

to live from hand to mouth - to barely manage financially
Many people are so poor that they live from hand to mouth.

can't make ends meet - find it difficult to manage financially
On a salary like his, it's not surprising that he can't make ends meet.

​to be heavily in debt - to owe sb/the institution a lot of money
We are heavily in debt to the bank.

an outstanding debt - a debt that you have not paid
You must pay these outstanding debts immediately.

to be overdrawn - to be in debt to the bank because you have spent more money than you have in your account
Mary is $100 overdrawn at the bank.

to pay off/clear your debts - to pay the money you owe
We'll buy a new care once we have cleared our debts.

to be short of money - to have very little money
I'd love to go, but I'm a bit short of money at the moment.
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