10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S UPPERS»
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on one's uppers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
on one's uppers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
... overdrawn, in debt, in the red; impoverished, destitute, poverty-stricken,
penurious, impecunious, beggared, pauperized; indigent, poor, needy, pinched,
straitened, distressed, Inf. strapped, Inf. up against it, Inf. on one's uppers, Inf.
hard up, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
It gained currency with Richard Rodgers' and Lorenz Hart's extremely popular
musical, On Your Toes (1936). [Early 1900s] on one's uppers Poor, in reduced
circumstances, as in as in The Smiths try to hide thefact that they're on their
uppers.
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers,
without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together; Brit. informal stony broke,
skint, in Queer Street; N. Amer. informal stone broke; rare pauperized, beggared.
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... without any help from outside * He overcame all the difficulties on his own On
one's own hook: Qn one's own responsibility, initiative or account * They fought
the war on their own hook On one's uppers: Very short of money * The poor 471
O.
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
1 higher in place; situated above (upper lip). 2 higher in rank or dignity, etc. (
upper class). 0 11. part of a boot or shoe above the sole. 5 on one's uppers colloq
. extremely short of money. upper class highest class of society. upper crust ...
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Webster's II New Riverside Desk Dictionary: For Home, ...
... wear no sooner said than done not to be sneezed (or sniffed) at not wisely but
too well nothing new under the sun of a high order on cloud nine on one's uppers
on the ball [or stick) on the best (or unimpeachable) authority on the bum (or the ...
Daniel Webster, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, Webster's New World Dictionary, 1995
... the end. keep a stiff upper lip see lip. on one's uppers (inf) very short of money:
He hasn't had a job for months — he must really be on his uppers. [Literally, with
the soles completely worn off one's shoes so that one is walking on the uppers.] ...
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Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French
To be 'getting on in years', to look way past one's prime. décavé adj, 1 'Down on
one's uppers', 'on the rocks', penniless. 2 Old and way past one's prime. décaver
v. trans. To 'win the shirt offsomeone's back', to clean someone out at gambling.
E A Lovatt Esq, R J H, R. J. H 'erail, 2005
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... gained the upper hand after the interval. the upper crust the highest social
class These ladies in all their finery belong to the upper crust. be on-one's uppers
have very little money The street urchin was on his uppers and begging for alms.
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
1 higher in place; situated above (upper lip). 2 higher in rank or dignity, etc. (
upper class). • n. part of a boot or shoe above the sole. D on one's uppers colloq.
extremely short of money, upper class highest class of society, upper crust colloq.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON ONE'S UPPERS»
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on one's uppers is used in the context of the following news items.
One's feeling the pinch: Queen down to last £1million
One's on one's uppers, it seems, after it emerged the Queen is down to the last £1million in her rainy day account. And that total is a worry for ... «Metro, Oct 13»
On one's uppers! Down to her last £320m, a Palace official …
The Queen is said to be furious at being forced to live a 'patch and mend' existence as her palaces crumble around her. Aides say the rising ... «Daily Mail, Jun 08»
