poor as a church mouse

bit by a barn mouse

tipsy; slightly drunk

darken a church door

To go to church to attend a service.

dust mouse

A dust bunny.

have a poor time of it

Synonym of have a rough time of it (especially financially)

house poor

In financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.

land poor

In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.

On the floor

[Cockney slang]poor

Used of temporarily penniless housewives.

poor as a rat

Synonym of poor as a church mouse.