fall on hard times

fall on hard times

To go through a very difficult period of time, especially due to financial hardship. We fell on hard times after my wife's restaurant closed down, so I had to take on a second job to make ends meet. The government paints a picture of this rosy economic recovery, but there are still countless families falling on hard times. Pets can be a great source of comfort when you've fallen on hard times.

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fall on hard times

Fig. to experience difficult times, especially financially. Since the war, her family had fallen on hard times. We fell on hard times during the recession.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

fall on hard ˈtimes

become poor: She has fallen on hard times and hardly has enough money to live on.

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