poverty

Related to poverty: Absolute poverty

poverty is no crime

proverb A person should not be regarded as inferior or culpable simply because they are economically disadvantaged. A: "The legislation I am proposing would restrict homeless people to a specific block in the east side of the city." B: "Poverty is no crime, Senator. These are people—you can't expect us to treat them like pests!"
See also: crime, no, poverty

poverty is no sin

proverb A person should not be regarded as inferior or culpable simply because they are economically disadvantaged. A: "The legislation I am proposing would restrict homeless people to a specific block in the east side of the city." B: "Poverty is no sin, Senator. These are people—you can't expect us to treat them like pests!"
See also: no, poverty, sin

poverty is not a crime

proverb A person should not be regarded as inferior or culpable simply because they are economically disadvantaged. A: "The legislation I am proposing would restrict homeless people to a specific block in the east side of the city." B: "Poverty is not a crime, Senator. These are people—you can't expect us to treat them like pests!"
See also: crime, not, poverty

poverty is not a sin

proverb A person should not be regarded as inferior or culpable simply because they are economically disadvantaged. A: "The legislation I am proposing would restrict homeless people to a specific block in the east side of the city." B: "Poverty is not a sin, Senator. These are people—you can't expect us to treat them like pests!"
See also: not, poverty, sin

when poverty comes in (at) the door, love flies out (of) the window

proverb When a couple faces poverty or debt, their love for one another will be quick to wane or depart. We foolishly decided to elope when we were just 18, trusting our love to see us through any hardship in life. Well, with no real job prospects to our name, poverty found us quick, and when poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window. A: "After struggling with our financial issues for so long, it just feels like we're more like roommates than boyfriend and girlfriend." B: "Yeah, it's tough. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
See also: come, flies, love, out, poverty, window
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Poverty is not a crime.

 and Poverty is no sin.
Prov. You should not condemn someone for being poor. Ellen: I wish there were a law to make all those poor people move out of our neighborhood. Jim: Poverty is not a crime, Ellen.
See also: crime, not, poverty

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.

 and When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.
Prov. If a couple gets married because they are in love, but they do not have enough money, they will stop loving each other when the money runs out. You young folks may think you can live on love alone, but when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. After Susan lost her job, she and her unemployed husband had a big argument. When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.
See also: come, flies, love, of, out, poverty, window
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • a man is judged by the company he keeps
  • a man is known by the company he keeps
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...
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Consistency in poverty trends
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Speaking at the handover ceremony of poverty eradication packages in Lephephe, Mr Shamukuni said although eradication of abject poverty required a lot of resources, government had taken a deliberate position to reduce vulnerability in those with relative poverty to avoid inter-generational poverty.
Govt aims to eradicate abject poverty - Shamukuni
From the time that countries first established a poverty line, it was clear that the cut-off point was arbitrary and that those living below the poverty line did not necessarily include the entire population in distress.
Near Poverty: Danger of Falling into Poverty, Chances of Joining the Middle Class: More than one-fourth of Israeli households live in poverty or near poverty. A study finds families in near poverty not much better off than families in poverty
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