poor as a church mouse
zıt: riche comme Crésus
köken: Literally, “poor as a church rat”.
senza denaro
eş: poverissimo
poor as Job, destitute
köken: After the Biblical figure Job.
superlative degree of pobre
eş: pobríssimo
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin pauperrimus, superlative of pauper (“poor”).
intensive form of φτωχός (ftochós): completely impoverished, destitute, poor as a church mouse
zıt: πάμπλουτος, βαθύπλουτος, ζάπλουτος, πλουσιότατος
köken: Learnedly from πάμ- (pám-) + φτωχός (ftochós).
poor as a church mouse (very poor)
köken: fattig (“poor”) + som (“as”) + en (“a”) + kyrka (“church”) + råtta (“rat”)
poor as a church mouse
eş: ubogi jak mysz kościelna, goły jak pasternak, goły jak święty turecki
köken: Literally, “poor as a church mouse”. Compare Russian бе́дный как церко́вная мышь (bédnyj kak cerkóvnaja myšʹ).
poor as a church mouse, poor as Job, poor as Job's turkey (extremely poor, destitute)
köken: Calque of Swedish fattig som en kyrkråtta; literally "poor as a church rat"
poor as a church mouse
köken: Literally: "poor as the mouse of the church"
so damn broke; so financially wanting
köken: nghèo (“poor”) + rớt (“drop”) + mồng tơi.
stqäärm as n Säärkenmúus