"down on one's uppers" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-down on one's uppers.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) impecunious, lacking money Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: on one's uppers
    Sense id: en-down_on_one's_uppers-en-prep_phrase-Uh941t-6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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        "(idiomatic) impecunious, lacking money"
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