Idiom
have a thin time of it
Meaning
To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They are having a thin time of it lately.”
“With the factory closed and no savings left, the family is having a thin time of it this winter.”
“Despite his previous success, the artist found himself having a thin time of it as his popularity waned and his meager funds slowly evaporated.”
Examples
simple
“They are having a thin time of it lately.”
contextual
“With the factory closed and no savings left, the family is having a thin time of it this winter.”
complex
“Despite his previous success, the artist found himself having a thin time of it as his popularity waned and his meager funds slowly evaporated.”
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