U40

Somebody who is temporarily out of money: You might say, “At the moment he’s ________.”

BROKE	360
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED	171
SHORT	70
LITTLE SHORT	61
STRAPPED	50
SHORT OF FUNDS	41
HARD UP	29
BUSTED	24
SHORT OF CASH	24
FLAT	22
OUT OF FUNDS	21
EMBARRASSED	20
OUT OF CASH	14
DOWN AND OUT	13
IN A TIGHT	13
NR	13
IN A TIGHT SPOT	12
LOW IN CASH	12
LOW	11
SHORT OF MONEY	9
TEMPORARILY BROKE	9
OUT OF MONEY	8
TEMPORARILY EMBARRASSED	8
DOWN ON HIS LUCK	7
IN A BIND	7
PENNILESS	7
WITHOUT FUNDS	7
DOWN	6
FLAT BROKE	6
HARD PRESSED	6
INSOLVENT	6
DEAD BROKE	5
BANKRUPT	4
CAUGHT SHORT	4
LOW ON FUNDS	4
ON THE ROCKS	4
POOR	4
BADLY BENT	3
BENT	3
LITTLE LOW	3
OUT	3
PINCHED	3
STRANDED	3
CLEANED OUT	2
DESTITUTE	2
FINANCIALLY DEFUNCT	2
FLAT BUSTED	2
FLUSHED	2
FRESH OUT	2
HARD PUT	2
HURTING	2
IN A TIGHT PLACE	2
IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY	2
IN FINANCIAL STRAITS	2
INDISPOSED	2
KIND OF BROKE	2
LITTLE SHORT OF MONEY	2
LOW IN FUNDS	2
LOW ON CASH	2
ON THE SHORTS	2
PAUPER	2
PRESSED	2
SPENT OUT	2
TEMPORARILY OUT OF FUNDS	2
UP AGAINST IT	2
ABOUT BROKE	1
ABOUT GONE	1
ALMOST FINANCIALLY BROKE	1
BADLY BENT ANYWAYS	1
BEGGAR	1
BEREFT	1
BROKE AS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS	1
BROKE FLAT	1
C.O.D.	1
CLOSE-KNIT	1
DEAD BEAT	1
DEFUNCT	1
DEPRESSED FOR MONEY	1
DOESN’T HAVE A CENT	1
DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING	1
DOWN ON HIS ASS	1
DOWN ON HIS HEEL	1
DOWN TO HIS UPPERS	1
DOWN TO THE CUSHION	1
EMPTIED	1
EMPTY	1
EXHAUSTED	1
FINANCIALLY IN DISTRESS	1
FINANCIALLY LOW	1
FINANCIALLY SHORT	1
FINANCIALLY STRAINED	1
FLAT OUT OF MONEY	1
FLUSH	1
FRESH OUT OF MONEY	1
GOT HARD LUCK	1
GOT HIMSELF TIED	1
HAD BAD LUCK	1
HARD PRESSED FOR CASH	1
HARD PUSHED FOR MONEY	1
HARD UP FOR MONEY	1
HAS INSUFFICIENT FUNDS	1
HAS NO COLLATERAL	1
HASN’T GOT A CENT	1
HASN’T GOT ANY MONEY	1
HAVING A BAD TIME OF IT	1
HE WON’T BE BROKE LONG	1
HIS MONEY IS TIED UP	1
HIS POCKETS ARE EMPTY	1
HURTING FOR BREAD	1
HURTING FOR CASH	1
IMPECUNIOUS	1
IN A BAD FIX	1
IN A BAD WAY	1
IN A BAD WAY MONEYWISE	1
IN A BAD WAYS	1
IN A HOLE	1
IN A SLUMP	1
IN A SQUEEZE	1
IN A TIGHT SQUEEZE	1
IN BAD SHAPE	1
IN BANKRUPTCY	1
IN DEBT	1
IN DIFFICULTIES	1
IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS	1
IN NEED OF HELP	1
IN STRAIGHTENED CIRCUMSTANCES	1
IN THE BAD WAY	1
IN THE DOLDRUMS	1
INCONVENIENCED	1
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS	1
“JUST AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’, THAT’S ALL”	1
JUST FRESH OUT	1
KIND OF DOWN	1
KIND OF EMBARRASSED	1
LACKING	1
LACKS CASH	1
LAND POOR	1
LEAN DOLLARWISE	1
LIMITED FINANCES	1
LITTLE BENT	1
LITTLE BIT SHORT	1
LITTLE BROKE	1
LITTLE LOW ON FUNDS	1
LITTLE PINCHED FOR MONEY	1
LITTLE SHAKY	1
LITTLE SHORT ON CASH	1
LITTLE TIGHT	1
LIVING ON CREDIT	1
LOW IN BILLS	1
LOW ON MONEY	1
LOW ON THE DOUGH	1
MONEY IS SCARCE	1
MONEYLESS	1
NOT BROKE BUT BADLY BENT	1
NOT TOO WELL OFF	1
ON A LOW LIMB	1
ON A SPOT	1
ON THE FENCE	1
ON THE LOOSE	1
OUT OF COMMISSION	1
OUT OF DOUGH	1
OUT OF LUCK	1
PINCHED FOR MONEY	1
PLAYED OUT	1
PRESSED FOR CASH	1
PRESSED FOR MONEY	1
PRETTY HARD UP	1
PRETTY LOW ON FUNDS	1
PRETTY POOR	1
RUN SHORT	1
RUNNING A LITTLE SHORT	1
RUNNING LOW	1
SET BACK	1
SHIFTING	1
SHORT FOR A MOMENT	1
SHORT OF CHANGE	1
SHORT OF DOUGH	1
SHORT ON CASH	1
SHORT ON FUNDS	1
SHORT ON LUCK	1
SHORT ON MONEY	1
SHORT ON THE GREEN	1
SHOT OF CASH	1
SHY	1
SLOW ON MONEY	1
SOMEWHAT BROKE	1
STONE-BROKE	1
STONY	1
STRAINED	1
STRICKEN	1
STRIPPED	1
TAPPED OUT	1
TEMPORARILY BUSTED	1
TEMPORARILY DESTITUTE	1
TEMPORARILY FINANCIALLY HANDICAPPED	1
TEMPORARILY HARD UP	1
TEMPORARILY ON THE HOG	1
TEMPORARILY STRANDED	1
TEMPORARY BROKE	1
TEMPROARILY INCAPACITATED	1
THINGS ARE TIGHT	1
TIED	1
TIGHT	1
TIGHT SQUEEZED	1
TRAILING IN THE DUST	1
UP AND DOWNER	1
UP IN A JAM	1
UP IN A JAM FOR MONEY	1
UP TIGHT	1
VERY BADLY BENT	1
VERY LOW IN CASH	1
WAITING FOR PAYDAY	1
WASHED OUT	1
WITHOUT MONEY	1

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