"in the bucket" meaning in All languages combined

See in the bucket on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the bucket, {{en-PP}} in the bucket
  1. (slang) Short of money, or in debt (by a specified amount). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-in_the_bucket-en-prep_phrase-7W71Lih2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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