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词汇 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
idiomfall on hard times(also hit hard times)used in order to say that a person, or company is no longer as rich and successful as they used to be:Sebastien learned from a cousin that his old schoolmaster had fallen on hard times and was looking for work.The oilseed industry hit hard times in the 1980s, with most farmers preferring to grow grain.

fall on hard times

To 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 times

Fig. 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 ˈtimes

become poor: She has fallen on hard times and hardly has enough money to live on.
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