on uppers

on (one's) uppers

Informal

Impoverished; destitute.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Britton	['britən]
Genista	jə-NIS-tə (English)	Various
Malakai	-	English (Modern)
Binay	-	Bengali
Oscar	AHS-kər (English)	English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish My
Teague	[ti:g]