very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
born into a rich family, accustomed to wealth "Jason won't look for a job; he was born with a silver spoon... ."
born with a silver spoon in one
born to wealth and comfort, born rich The student in our history class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.
greasy spoon
small cafe that serves greasy food I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain't great, but it's cheap.
in the poorhouse
poor, having little money, as poor as a church mouse In 1936, they were in the poorhouse. They couldn't grow crops, and nobody had a job.
party-pooper
one who leaves a party, stick-in-the-mud You party-pooper! Stay here and dance with us.
piss poor
of poor quality, not well made "Grandpa said, ""That's a piss-poor tractor. Don't buy it."""
poontang
sex, intercourse, nookie Listen, guys, poontang should be measured in quality, not quantity.
pooped
" very tired; exhausted."
pooped out
worn out, exhausted We spent all day painting the house and were pooped out by the time we got home.
poor as a church mouse
(See as poor as a church mouse)
poor house
(See in the poorhouse)
silver spoon
(See born with a silver spoon in his mouth)
spoon-feed
make something very easy for someone He is a very strict teacher and never likes to spoon-feed his students.
what's the poop
what is the news? what did you hear? what's going down "When Holly wants to know what happened, she says, ""Well, what's the poop?"""
drop the kids off at the pool
to defecate:"Yo slice, I gotta drop the kids off at the pool. I'll be back in a minute"
poo nanny
female genitals
poonani
the vagina
Rooti Poo
the ghetto eqivalent to a nerd
spook
Idiom(s): spook sb or sth
Theme: FRIGHT
to startle or disorient someone or something. (Folksy.) • A snake spooked my horse, and I nearly fell off. • Your warning spooked me, and I was upset for the rest of the day.
poor but clean
Idiom(s): poor but clean
Theme: SOCIAL - ACCEPTABLE
having little money but clean and of good habits, nonetheless. (Either offensive or jocular.) • My salary isn't very high, and I only have two color TV sets. Anyway, I’m poor hut clean. • When Fred uttered the phrase poor but clean in reference to some of the people working in the yard, Ellen went into a rage.
poop out
Idiom(s): poop out
Theme: EXHAUSTION
to quit; to wear out and stop. (Slang.) • I’m so tired I could poop out right here. • My car sounded as if it were going to poop out.
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Idiom(s): born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Theme: ADVANTAGE
born with many advantages; born to a wealthy family. • Sally was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. • I'm glad I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
in poor taste
Idiom(s): in bad taste AND in poor taste
Theme: RUDENESS
rude; vulgar; obscene. • Mrs. Franklin felt that your joke was in bad taste. • We found the play to be in poor taste, so we walked out in the middle of the second act.
A poor man's something
Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man's version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you are born into a rich family.
Root hog or die poor
(USA) It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig.)
to be as poor as church mice
"His family have always been as poor as church mice."
be a poor hand at|a poor hand at|hand
v. phr. To be inept, untalented, or clumsy in some activity. Archibald is a poor hand at tennis so no one wants to play with him. Antonym: BE A GOOD HAND AT.
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth|born|mouth
adj. phr. Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich. The stranger's conduct was that of a man who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Compare: WELL-HEELED.
car pool|car|pool
n. A group of people who own cars and take turns driving each other to work or on some other regular trip. It was John's father's week to drive his own car in the car pool.
greasy spoon|greasy|spoon
n., informal Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. I won't have time to eat lunch at the club today; I'll just grab a sandwich at the local greasy spoon.
in poor shape|poor shape|shape
adv. phr. In a bad condition. Most of the streets of Chicago are in poor shape due to the heavy snow and frost during the winters.
pooped out|pooped
adj., slang Worn out; exhausted. Everyone was pooped out after the hike.The heat made them feel pooped out.
poor as a church mouse|church|church mouse|mouse|p
adj. phr., informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice.
poor-mouth|mouth|poor
v. To be constantly complaining about one's poverty; keep saying how one cannot afford the better things in life. Uncle Jack indulges in an awful lot of poor-mouthing, but we know that he has half a million dollars stashed away in a secret savings account.
spoon-feed|feed|spoon
v. 1. To feed with a spoon. Mothers spoon-feed their babies. 2a. To make something too easy for (a person). Bill's mother spoon-fed him and never let him think for himself.Alice depended on her mother for all decisions because she had been spoon-fed. 2b. To make (something) too easy for someone. Some students want the teacher to spoon-feed the lessons.
born with a silver spoon
born with a silver spoon Born wealthy, or fortunate, or both, as in Paul can afford to go to medical school; he was born with a silver spoon. Although some authorities believe this phrase alludes to the custom of godparents giving their godchild a silver spoon, affordable only by rich persons, it is more likely that the spoon has come to symbolize wealth. [c. 1700]
poop
poop poop out â Slang 1) to become exhausted 2) to cease functioning
poor
poor the poor poor, or needy, people collectively
poor as a churchmouse
poor as a churchmouse Having little or no wealth and few possessions, as in She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't expect her to donate anything. The reason for this long-used simile is unclear, but most believe that, since churches are not known for storing food, a mouse inside one would fare poorly. It has survived such earlier phrases as poor as Job. [Second half of 1600s]
poor relation
poor relation An inferior member of a group, as in Many regard Turkey as the poor relation in the European alliance. This expression, first recorded in 1720 for a family member in humble circumstances, began to be used figuratively in the mid-1900s.
poor taste, in
poor taste, in Also, in bad taste. Not suitable, unseemly, offensive, as in His criticism of the Pope was in poor taste, or That television interview was in very bad taste. These idioms use taste in the sense of “discernment of what is appropriate.”
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