down to chili and beans



down to chili and beans

Rur. very poor; down to one's last penny. Mary and Tom aren't doing too well. They're down to chili and beans. Many's the time I was down to chili and beans, but I always pulled through.
See also: and, bean, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RyanRIE-ənIrish, English
GaryGER-ee, GAR-eeEnglish
LeneLE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)German, Danish, Norwegian
Levent-Turkish
Abhijeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Nikusha-Georgian