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to be on your uppers
Definition
(Expression) To be completely out of money or other resources, destitute. (Having completely worn through the soles of your shoes, only the uppers remain.)Usage: Having had no work for months, he was really on his uppers.
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To add fuel to the flames
to aid
to and fro
to appear
to back
to be about to do something
to be all over it
to be dexterized
to be got
to be hit by the thunderbolt
to be in a fix
to be late
to be no mean feat
to be off -color
to be off colour
to be on the bum
to be tatted up
to be under a duty
To be under the weather
to blow one's own trumpet
to catch a cold
to catch red-handed
to cooperate
to cut off your nose to spite one's face
to die for
to dip
to disappear
to dot all the I's and cross all the T's
to draw the line
to eat
to encounter
to aid
to and fro
to appear
to back
to be about to do something
to be all over it
to be dexterized
to be got
to be hit by the thunderbolt
to be in a fix
to be late
to be no mean feat
to be off -color
to be off colour
to be on the bum
to be on your uppers
to be over ones timeto be tatted up
to be under a duty
To be under the weather
to blow one's own trumpet
to catch a cold
to catch red-handed
to cooperate
to cut off your nose to spite one's face
to die for
to dip
to disappear
to dot all the I's and cross all the T's
to draw the line
to eat
to encounter