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
Perparim-Albanian
Varinius-Ancient Roman
VortigernVAWR-ti-gərn (English)History
HeidiHIE-dee (German, English), HAY-dee (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English
Amirani-Georgian Mythology
HarrisonHAR-i-sən, HER-i-sənEnglish