on uppers



on (one's) uppers

Informal
Impoverished; destitute.
See also: on, upper

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SÉBastiense-bas-TYAWNFrench
Ratan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Navdeep-Indian (Sikh)
FloortjeFLO:R-tyəDutch
Caerwyn-Welsh
Malkhazi-Georgian