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
Owena	-	Welsh
Jung-Hoon	jung-hoon	Korean
Caietanus	-	Late Roman
Tatu	TAH-too	Finnish
Mccord	[mə'kɔ:d]
Rosalinda	ro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian