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on the breadline
vs
without brass farthings to rub together
on the breadline
prep
In a situation of extreme poverty; relying on food donations or having only enough to survive.
without brass farthings to rub together
How often have the words
on the breadline
and
without brass farthings to rub together
occurred in a corpus of books?
(source:
Google Ngram Viewer
)