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- be as poor as church mice
be as poor as church mice
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.
be as poor as church mice
(old-fashioned) to be very poor When we first got married, we were as poor as church mice.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Yevgeniya | | yev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yah | Russian |
| Mclaughlin | | [mə'klɔ:flin] | |
| Leandra | | le-AHN-drah (Spanish) | Portuguese, Spanish, Italian |
| Prudence | | ['pru:dəns] | |
| Gandalf | | GAN-dahlf (English) | Norse Mythology, Literature |
| Goldberg | | ['gəuldbɜ:g] | |