in the poorhouse

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*in the poorhouse

1. Lit. in a (historical) communal dwelling for impoverished persons. (*Typically: live ~; end up ~.) He couldn't pay his debts and had to live in the poorhouse.

2. Fig. in a state of poverty. (*Typically: live ~; end up ~.) If I lose my job, we'll end up in the poorhouse.

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Don't resort to dark humor about going broke or ending up in the poorhouse. Talking to Your Kids About the Financial Crisis by Janet Bodnar, Deputy Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance / Kiplinger.com To prevent her family from ending up in the poorhouse, Dora takes over the business proving that she is more than just a housewife. Belinda Starling: The Journal of Dora Damage by Swiss News PUNTERS were left in the poorhouse when Heathcote ran out the longest priced winner in the history of the totesport Trophy. Horse Racing: Heathcote stings the punters by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			in the long run in the long term in the loop in the main in the mainstream in the making in the market in the market for in the meantime in the meanwhile in the middle of in the middle of nowhere in the midst of in the money in the mood in the name of in the near future in the neighborhood of in the nick of time in the offing in the open in the palm of hand in the picture in the pink in the pipeline in the poorhouse in the prime of life in the process of in the public eye in the raw in the rear in the red in the right in the right place at the right time in the road in the rough in the running in the saddle in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same breath in the same league in the scheme of things in the second place in the shadow of in the short run in the short term in the soup in the spotlight in the stretch in the strict sense			in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nude in the offing in the offing in the offing in the offing In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Opinion of the Referee in the opposite scale In The Out World in the palm of hand in the past In the person of in the picture In the Pink In the Pink In the Pink (disambiguation) in the pipeline in the poorhouse in the power of in the presence of In the Presence of Positive Women in the prime of life in the process of in the public domain in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the raw in the raw in the raw in the raw in the raw In the Real World in the rear in the red in the red in the red in the red in the red in the red in the red In the Region Of in the right in the right place at the right time in the road in the road

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