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Poor as church mice Meaning in English

expression

POOR az CHURCH mys
PAW az CHURCH mys

التعريف

Describes someone who has very little or no money, emphasizing extreme poverty in a figurative, often gentle or humorous way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This expression is informal and often used humorously or sympathetically. Don't use literally—there are no actual mice involved. Often used to describe oneself or others experiencing financial hardship: 'They're as poor as church mice.' Similar alternatives: 'flat broke', 'dirt poor'.

Spanish: más pobre que una rata de iglesiaPortuguese (BR): pobre como um rato de igrejaPortuguese (PT): pobre como um rato de igrejaChinese (Simplified): 穷得像教堂里的老鼠Chinese (Traditional): 窮得像教堂裡的老鼠Hindi: चर्च के चूहे की तरह गरीबArabic: فقير كفأر الكنيسةBengali: ছেড়া কাপড় পরা গরিব - পড়ে পড়ে যাওয়া গরিবRussian: бедный как церковная мышьJapanese: 貧乏暇なし - 教会のネズミのように貧しいVietnamese: nghèo rớt mồng tơi - nghèo như chuột nhà thờKorean: 교회 쥐처럼 가난하다Turkish: meteliksiz - kilise faresi kadar fakirUrdu: بہت غریب - چرچ کے چوہے کی طرح غریبIndonesian: miskin seperti tikus gereja - sangat miskin

جمل نموذجية

After losing his job, Tom was poor as church mice.

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They lived poor as church mice for years.

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When I was a student, I was poor as church mice.

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We didn’t have a cent to our name—honestly, we were poor as church mice back then.

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I’d help if I could, but I’m poor as church mice myself right now.

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Back in college, my friends and I joked that we were all poor as church mice every month before payday.

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