"pauvre comme Job" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /po.vʁə kɔm ʒɔb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-pauvre comme Job.wav Forms: pauvres comme Job [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “poor as Job”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|poor as Job}} “poor as Job”, {{lit|poor as Job}} Literally, “poor as Job” Head templates: {{fr-adj|mf}} pauvre comme Job (plural pauvres comme Job)
  1. (simile) poor as Job (“extremely impoverished”); poor as a church mouse. Synonyms: gueux comme un rat d'église
    Sense id: en-pauvre_comme_Job-fr-adj-zUwdS1gh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

Inflected forms

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