"down and out" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-down and out.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} down and out (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: destitute, down at heel, homeless Derived forms: down-and-outer Translations (in a condition of poverty or debility): обеднял (obednjal) (Bulgarian), 貧病交迫 (Chinese Mandarin), 贫病交迫 (pínbìngjiāopò) (Chinese Mandarin), puilla paljailla [adverb] (Finnish), heruntergekommen (German), morto di fame (Italian), morto de fome [masculine] (Portuguese), morta de fome [feminine] (Portuguese), na pior (Portuguese), muerto de hambre [masculine] (Spanish), con una mano atrás y otra delante [colloquial] (Spanish), como puta por rastrojo [dated, vulgar] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-down_and_out-en-adj-Ql-~LJ-7 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53

Noun

Audio: en-au-down and out.ogg [Australia] Forms: down and outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} down and out (plural down and outs)
  1. Synonym of down-and-outer. Synonyms: down-and-outer [synonym, synonym-of], down-and-out Related terms: down but not out, homelessness
    Sense id: en-down_and_out-en-noun-F4nIIazd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53

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