get strapped for cash

To come to have a shortage of available funds. Would you mind covering the cost of dinner? I always get a little strapped for cash at the end of the month while I'm waiting for my next paycheck to clear. Well, if he could hold down a job, he wouldn't get strapped for cash so often! A: "You're usually so responsible with your finances. How'd you get strapped for cash?" B: "Ugh, I recently got hit with a huge medical bill.