fall on hard times

to have financial difficulty

Example Sentences:

After I lost my job, I fell on hard times.

A: Man, I have fallen on hard times.
B: Why?
A: I lost my job last night! I have rent to pay, and so many other bills.
B: I feel bad for you man, but you can’t borrow any money.

Media and Links:

LSU basketball falls on hard times

Similar idioms:

1. fall on hard times
2. hard times
3. hard up
4. to be behind the times
5. hard-earned
6. get on someone’s bad side
7. hard up
8. fall through
9. money doesn’t grow on trees
10. scrape by