lean times



*lean times (ahead)

Fig. a future period of lowered income or revenue; a future period when there will be shortages of goods and suffering. (*Typically: be ~; cause ~; have ~; mean ~.) The economy is going sour which means lean times ahead.
See also: lean, times

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KlaraKLAH-rah (German, Russian, Polish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Alwyn['ælwin]
Sharif-Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Slavitsa-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
HanneleHAHN-ne-leFinnish
Charalampos-Greek