short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
jack of all trades, master of none
there is no leisure for the poor
budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
children are a poor man's riches
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs); (arch.) very slight movement
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
to be born poor; to be born into poverty
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
curly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)
poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch
good scholars are seldom rich
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends