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
Rodgers	['rɔdʒəz]
Yochanan	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Shelagh	SHEE-lə	English (Rare)
Primus	-	Late Roman
Luz	LOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Merry	['meri]