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not have two nickels to rub together
To be extremely poor; to have very little or no money to spend. Primarily heard in US. During college, when I didn't have two nickels to rub together, I survived off of ramen noodles for months at a time.They used to be so well off, but the economy crashed and their business closed, and they don't have two nickels to rub together anymore.