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
Enrique	en-REE-ke	Spanish
Gwyn	-	Welsh
Agnieszka	ahg-NYESH-kah	Polish
Aqila	-	Arabic
Cecelia	[si'si:ljə]
Armitt	['a:mit]