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
KatariinaKAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Jalil-Arabic, Persian
Pruett['pru:ət]
Odran-Irish
Sabri-Arabic
Nana (2)nah-nahJapanese