find oneself without

find (oneself) without (someone or something)

To realize that one lacks someone or something, often unintentionally or unexpectedly. My husband must have taken the umbrella out of our car because I found myself without one in the midst of that downpour today.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

find oneself without someone or something

to discover that one no longer has someone or something. When I got to the head of the line, I found myself without a cent!
See also: find, without
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • find (oneself) without (someone or something)
  • find (oneself) in the market for (something)
  • find (oneself) with (something)
  • find oneself with
  • bump (up) against (someone or something)
  • bump against
  • bump into
  • bump into (someone or something)
  • knock something out
  • knocked out