“穷到吃土”用英语怎么说？

这个月的money又双叒叕花光了，接下来又要吃土了，那你知道如何用英语表达吃土吗？

难道是eat earth ？

如果你真的这么说，那可就闹笑话了

如何正确用英语表达吃土呢？

1.flat broke 意为：破产，身无分文

比如：I'm flat broke after Double Eleven .

双十一过后，我穷的只能吃土了。

2.hard up 意为：缺钱的

I'm so hard up right now , I can't afford that coat.

我现在穷的叮当响，买不起那件外套。

3.run out 意为：用完的

比如：My money is about to run out.

我的钱快花光了。

4.not have a penny to one's name 意为：穷的叮当响

比如：I didn't have a penny to my name when I was in college.

读大学时，我穷的叮当响。

5.live from hand to mouth 靠从手到嘴的生活，意为：勉强糊口

People lived from hand to mouth during the war.

战争期间，人们只能勉强糊口。

6.as poor as a church mouse 穷的就像是教堂里的老鼠，意为：身无分文、一贫如洗

这个短语是有复数形式的，如果主语不止一个人，就要改成：as poor as church mice

When we first got married , we were as poor as church mice.

刚结婚时，我们一贫如洗。

你学会了吗？