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have a thin time of it

have a thin time of it verb: to be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.

Forms of have a thin time of it

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

Questions about have a thin time of it

What does have a thin time of it mean?
Have a thin time of it means to be in a difficult or precarious situation due to one not having enough money.
What part of speech is have a thin time of it?
Have a thin time of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a thin time of it?
The past tense of have a thin time of it is had a thin time of it.

Words near have a thin time of it in the dictionary

  1. have a sixpenny bit up one's backside
  2. have a snootful
  3. have a stab
  4. have a tantrum
  5. have a thick head
  6. have a thin time of it
  7. have a thing
  8. have a thing going on
  9. have a tiger by the tail
  10. have a time
  11. have a time of it

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