be on uppers

be (down) on your uppers

(British old-fashioned)

to be in a very bad financial situation Hungary's once successful film industry is on its uppers. He was always ready to help anyone who was down on their uppers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beatrix	BE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)	German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Passang	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Nala	-	Hinduism
Vanja	-	Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Eleonore	e-le-o-NO-rə	German
Harvie	HAHR-vee	English