lean times

*lean times (ahead)

Fig. a future period of lowered income or revenue; a future period when there will be shortages of goods and suffering. (*Typically: be ~; cause ~; have ~; mean ~.) The economy is going sour which means lean times ahead.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elijah	i-LIE-jə (English), i-LIE-zhə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical
Silvijo	-	Croatian
Melissa	mə-LIS-ə (English)	English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Sascha	ZAH-shah	German
Mette	ME-de (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Ingeburg	ING-e-buwrk (German)	German, Ancient Germanic