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Down-and-out   Listen
noun
down-and-out  n.  A person who is destitute; as, he tried to help the down-and-out.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Down-and-out" Quotes from Famous Books



... and their love, and a delegation of them came in a body and placed a wreath on Mary's coffin. I learned afterwards how they all chipped in for the collection—some a few cents, some a nickel. Don't think for a moment that the Bowery down-and-out has no heart, for it isn't so. Many a tough-looking fellow with a jumper instead of a shirt has one of the truest hearts that beats. I only wish I could help them more than ...
— Dave Ranney • Dave Ranney



Words linked to "Down-and-out" :   poor person



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