have a thin time

have a thin time (of it)

(British & Australian)

to experience a difficult period, often because you do not have enough money Rob lost his job last year and they've been having a thin time of it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gosse	GAWS (English)	English (Rare), Medieval French
ElŻBieta	elzh-BYE-tah	Polish
Becky	['beki]
Augustus	ə-GUS-təs (English), ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch
Rea	[rei]
Dana (4)	-	Persian, Arabic