in the poorhouse

*in the poorhouse

1. Lit. in a (historical) communal dwelling for impoverished persons. (*Typically: live ~; end up ~.) He couldn't pay his debts and had to live in the poorhouse.

2. Fig. in a state of poverty. (*Typically: live ~; end up ~.) If I lose my job, we'll end up in the poorhouse.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iacobus	-	Biblical Latin
Reese	[ri:s]
Bernadine	BUR-nə-deen	English
ÉVelyne	-	French
BÉBinn	BAY-vin (Irish), BE-veen (Irish)	Irish, Irish Mythology
Ivailo	-	Bulgarian