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be as poor as church mice

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be as poor as church mice

To have little to no money. Now that we're paying a mortgage, we're as poor as church mice.

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be as poor as church mice

  (old-fashioned)

to be very poor When we first got married, we were as poor as church mice.

See also: church, mice, poor