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have a thin time of it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
have a thin -time of it
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

has a thin time of it (present, singular) having a thin time of it (participle, present) had a thin time of it (participle, past) had a thin time of it (past)

Questions

What does have a thin time of it mean?
To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.

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