phrasal
: in straitened circumstances : at the end of one's means
doing his own laundry, and that … indicates he was on his uppers — Hal White
phrasal
: in straitened circumstances : at the end of one's means
doing his own laundry, and that … indicates he was on his uppers — Hal White
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012