| 词组 | fall on hard times |
| 释义 | Idiom fall on hard times to be in a very difficult period.When he fell on hard times, he worked for a while in a local store. Usage notes: usually used to describe a period in which someone has lost a job and has too little money fall on hard timesTo go through a very difficult period of time, especially due to financial hardship. We fell on hard times after my wife's restaurant closed down, so I had to take on a second job to make ends meet. The government paints a picture of this rosy economic recovery, but there are still countless families falling on hard times. fall on hard timesFig. to experience difficult times, especially financially. Since the war, her family had fallen on hard times. We fell on hard times during the recession. fall on hard ˈtimesbecome poor: She has fallen on hard times and hardly has enough money to live on. |
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