Church Idiom

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as poor as a church mouse

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.

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darken a church door

attend church, go to a church service He never darkens a church door except to attend funerals.

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poor as a church mouse

(See as poor as a church mouse)

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Broad church

If an organisation is described as broad church, it is tolerant and accepting of different opinions and ideas.

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to be as poor as church mice

"His family have always been as poor as church mice."

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adj. phr., informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice.

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church

church
see poor as a churchmouse.

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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]