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poor as Job's turkey

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.
See also: poor, turkey

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shadya-Arabic
Ranulph-Scottish
HartmutHAHRT-moot (German)German, Ancient Germanic
WilliVI-leeGerman
PatrykPAHT-rikPolish
Leone (2)-English
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