on uppers



on (one's) uppers

Informal
Impoverished; destitute.
See also: on, upper

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carl[ka:l]
Kaiser-Various
ErkkiERK-keeFinnish
HenningHE-ning (German), HEN-ning (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
MÉLisande-French
Larry['læri]