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
GeminiJEM-i-nie (English)Roman Mythology
Simone (1)see-MON (French)French, English
Yosyp-Ukrainian
Vjekoslava-Croatian
Preben-Danish, Norwegian
BetelgeuseBEE-təl-joos (English)Astronomy