in the gutter

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*in the gutter

Fig. [of a person] in a low state; poor and homeless. (*Typically: be ~; fall [into] ~; put some-one [into] ~.) You had better straighten out your life, or you'll end in the gutter. His bad habits put him into the gutter.

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He says, "Sure I have turned my life around, but I will also never forget that time I was in the gutter. DOWNEY JR. BATTLES TO KEEP DRUG DEMONS AT BAY by Wenn / WENN Obama's first ball flew well off his hand but also ended up in the gutter. Obama bowls for Pennsylvania voters by DEVLIN BARRETT / AP News This means that homeowners will only have to get on the ladder twice, once to place the iRobot in the gutter and a second time to lift him out. The Latest Emerging Gadgets and Technology by Celeste Yates / Science and technology, general community More results

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He says, "Sure I have turned my life around, but I will also never forget that time I was in the gutter.

DOWNEY JR. BATTLES TO KEEP DRUG DEMONS AT BAY by Wenn / WENN

Obama's first ball flew well off his hand but also ended up in the gutter.

Obama bowls for Pennsylvania voters by DEVLIN BARRETT / AP News

This means that homeowners will only have to get on the ladder twice, once to place the iRobot in the gutter and a second time to lift him out.

The Latest Emerging Gadgets and Technology by Celeste Yates / Science and technology, general community

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