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as poor as Job

as poor as Job is the alternative form of poor as Job.

Meaning of poor as Job

Adjective

poor as Job (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely poor, destitute.
    • Sir Plantagenet's son is as poor as Job; so she must have recourse to Marvel; and, if she gives him proper encouragement, he'll pay the money in a trice.1804, Maria Edgeworth, "The Will", Popular Tales, 1813, Paraclete Potter, page 101.

Questions about as poor as Job

What is as poor as Job the alternative form of?
As poor as Job is the alternative form of poor as Job.

Words near as poor as Job in the dictionary

  1. as opposed to
  2. as per
  3. as per the usual
  4. as per usual
  5. as per your request
  6. as poor as Job
  7. as previously mentioned
  8. as provided for
  9. as regards
  10. as respects
  11. as she is spoke

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