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
Euthalia	-	Ancient Greek
Arrhenius	[a:r'reiniʊs]
Amalric	AM-əl-rik (English), ə-MAL-rik (English)	Ancient Germanic
Markos	-	Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Sarnai	-	Mongolian
Ciril	-	Slovene