"fall on hard times" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls on hard times [present, singular, third-person], falling on hard times [participle, present], fell on hard times [past], fallen on hard times [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> on hard times}} fall on hard times (third-person singular simple present falls on hard times, present participle falling on hard times, simple past fell on hard times, past participle fallen on hard times)
  1. To experience a difficult period, especially financially.
    Sense id: en-fall_on_hard_times-en-verb-eORu7j0W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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