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have a poor time of it

have a poor time of it verb: synonym of have a rough time of it (especially financially).

Verb

have a poor time of it (third-person singular simple present has a poor time of it, present participle having a poor time of it, simple past and past participle had a poor time of it)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, informal) Synonym of have a rough time of it (especially financially)

Synonyms of have a poor time of it

Forms of have a poor time of it

third-person singular presenthas a poor time of it
present participlehaving a poor time of it
past participlehad a poor time of it
pasthad a poor time of it

Questions about have a poor time of it

What does have a poor time of it mean?
Have a poor time of it means synonym of have a rough time of it (especially financially).
What part of speech is have a poor time of it?
Have a poor time of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a poor time of it?
The past tense of have a poor time of it is had a poor time of it.

Words near have a poor time of it in the dictionary

  1. have a nice life
  2. have a night of it
  3. have a normal one
  4. have a pair
  5. have a point
  6. have a poor time of it
  7. have a pop at
  8. have a quiet word
  9. have a rough time of it
  10. have a run for it
  11. have a safe trip home

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