| 单词 | on one's uppers |
| 释义 | on one's uppersSEE SYNONYMS FOR on one's uppers ON THESAURUS.COM Poor, in reduced circumstances, as in as in The Smiths try to hide the fact that they're on their uppers. First recorded in 1886, this metaphoric term alludes to having worn out the soles of one's shoes so badly that only the top portions remain. Words nearby on one's upperson one's say-so, on one's shoulders, on one's soapbox, on one's tail, on one's toes, on one's uppers, on one's way, on order, on pain of, on paper, on-peak The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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