Somebody who has lost everything and is very poor: “He’s poor as ________.”
| CHURCH MOUSE | 557 |
| JOB’S TURKEY | 377 |
| NR | 28 |
| JOB | 17 |
| SNAKE | 16 |
| MOUSE | 15 |
| CROW | 11 |
| OLD JOB’S TURKEY | 11 |
| CHURCH MICE | 8 |
| DIRT | 7 |
| HELL | 7 |
| BEGGAR | 6 |
| JOB’S TURKEY HEN | 6 |
| DOG | 5 |
| PAUPER | 5 |
| LAZARUS | 3 |
| ALL GETOUT | 2 |
| HECK | 2 |
| JOB’S MOUSE | 2 |
| JOB’S OLD TURKEY | 2 |
| OWL | 2 |
| PADDY’S PIG | 2 |
| PISS | 2 |
| POOR CAN BE | 2 |
| ADAM’S OFF OX | 1 |
| ALL GITOUT | 1 |
| ALLEY CAT | 1 |
| BIG ROAD | 1 |
| BILLY BEDAMNED | 1 |
| BILLY HELL | 1 |
| BROKE AS A CONVICT | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| CAN BE | 1 |
| CAT PISS | 1 |
| CHINCH | 1 |
| CHURCH MOUSE AND A DEMOCRAT TO BOOT | 1 |
| CHURCH RAT | 1 |
| CONVICT | 1 |
| COON | 1 |
| COP | 1 |
| CORN | 1 |
| DEAD CORPSE | 1 |
| DEVIL | 1 |
| DICK’S HATBAND | 1 |
| DIRT POOR | 1 |
| DOESN’T HAVE TWO NICKELS TO RUB TOGETHER | 1 |
| DORMOUSE | 1 |
| DOWN AND OUT | 1 |
| FIELD MOUSE | 1 |
| GARBOTH | 1 |
| GRASS | 1 |
| HE CAN GET | 1 |
| HOUSE MOUSE | 1 |
| I AM | 1 |
| JACOB’S CAT | 1 |
| JAYBIRD | 1 |
| JOB TURKEY | 1 |
| JOB’S CHURCH MOUSE | 1 |
| JOB’S HEN | 1 |
| JOB’S KITE | 1 |
| JOB’S OFF OX | 1 |
| JOB’S OLD TURKEY HEN | 1 |
| JOB’S OX | 1 |
| JOB’S TURKEYS | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
| MICE | 1 |
| OLD JOB | 1 |
| OLD JOB’S TURKEY HEN | 1 |
| OLD MOTHER HUBBARD’S CUPBOARD | 1 |
| OWL SHIT | 1 |
| PATTY’S FLEA | 1 |
| PEE AND TWICE AS NASTY | 1 |
| PISS AND POTATO SKINS | 1 |
| PISS AND PUNKIN’ | 1 |
| PISS ON A PLATE | 1 |
| PLUCKED TURKEY | 1 |
| POOR JOB’S TURKEY | 1 |
| POORER THAN A SNAKE | 1 |
| POVERTY | 1 |
| RICH AS JAY GOULD | 1 |
| SIN | 1 |
| SLOB | 1 |
| SNAIL | 1 |
| SO-AND-SO | 1 |
| THEY CAN MAKE ‘EM | 1 |
| THEY MAKE ‘EM | 1 |
| TITHER | 1 |
| TITMOUSE | 1 |
| TRAMP | 1 |
| TRASH | 1 |
| YOU CAN GET | 1 |
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