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быть на мелиstresses
gen. be at low-water mark; feel the draught (Anglophile); be on one's bones; be in dire straits (вариант Льва Елисеевича Ляпина (1940–2015) Alexander Matytsin); be broke (в финансовом плане Johnny Bravo); be at low-water mark
Игорь Миг live on a shoestring; live on a stringent budget; be on a tight budget; be short of funds; be down on one's luck
brit. be skint (Make no wonder he's skint; Well, you couldn't help being skint Taras)
fig. be running low on funds (в финансовом плане Alex_Odeychuk)
fig.of.sp. run dry (bigmaxus)
idiom. be strapped for cash (Victorian); be short of the ready (Andrey Truhachev)
inf. be completely broke (Andrey Truhachev); be dead broke (Andrey Truhachev); be stony broke (Andrey Truhachev); be flat broke (Andrey Truhachev)
Makarov. be down (to)
mar.law be aground
slang run low on dough (KatrinSava)
"быть на мели"
gen. be on the nut; on the nut
быть "на мели"
gen. be on the beach
быть на мели: 8 phrases in 4 subjects
General1
Informal5
Makarov1
Nautical1