être sur la paille*
* to be on straw
French
France
Expression
USED
On Occasion
BY
Everyone
A lack of money, being broke.
"- Tu veux aller au restaurant ?
- Je ne peux pas, je suis sur la paille."
"- Do you want to go to the restaurant ?
- Can't. I'm on straw."
Submitted August 2020
by tinkerbulle
Confirmed by 7 people
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<p>A lack of money, being broke. </p>