Idiom
the cupboard is bare
Meaning
There is little to no food or money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We cannot cook dinner because the cupboard is bare.”
“I checked the kitchen before going to the store because the cupboard is bare.”
“After a long month of unexpected expenses, the family realized the cupboard is bare and they must wait for their next paycheck.”
Examples
simple
“We cannot cook dinner because the cupboard is bare.”
contextual
“I checked the kitchen before going to the store because the cupboard is bare.”
complex
“After a long month of unexpected expenses, the family realized the cupboard is bare and they must wait for their next paycheck.”
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