poor as Job's turkey

Poverty-stricken. The biblical Job's hardships did not bode well for any barnyard creatures that depended on him for sustenance. This wonderfully descriptive old Southern phrase says all that needs to be said about someone in dire financial straits.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Murron	-	Scottish
KornÉLia	KOR-nay-lee-aw	Hungarian
Nadya (1)	-	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Valko	-	Bulgarian
Aneta	-	Czech
Kallisto	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek