on your uppers
English
United Kingdom
Expression
USED
On Occasion
BY
Some People, Older People
To be very poor, to the extent the soles of one's shoes have worn away, and one is walking around on the upper part of the shoes.
"He's fallen on hard times, he's on his uppers."
Submitted January 2021
by anonymous
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<h2>on your uppers</h2>
<p>To be very poor, to the extent the soles of one's shoes have worn away, and one is walking around on the upper part of the shoes.</p>