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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