poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
jack of all trades, master of none
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap
there is no leisure for the poor
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
there is no leisure for the poor
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs); (arch.) very slight movement
children are a poor man's riches
children are a poor man's riches
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
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
there is no leisure for the poor
curly hairstyle created by braiding (rather than perming)
poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving
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
poverty caused by the high costs of (repetitive) moving
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