be in Queer Street

To be in a lot of debt. Primarily heard in UK. If you keep gambling like this, you'll be in Queer Street forever.

(British old-fashioned, humorous)

to owe a lot of money to other people Now don't you go doing anything that'll land you in Queer Street!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lyric	LIR-ik	English (Modern)
Dominica	-	English (Rare), Late Roman
Zackary	ZAK-ə-ree	English
Carolien	kah-ro-LEEN	Dutch
Calista	kə-LIS-tə (English), kah-LEE-stah (Spanish)	English, Portuguese, Spanish
Aslaug	-	Norwegian