立锥之地形容极小的立足地。例贫无立锥之地。英standing room; a tiny bit of land; land enough which to stick an awl;[查看详情]

床头金尽谓身边钱财耗尽陷于贫困境地。语出唐张籍《行路难》诗：“君不见床头黄金尽壮士无颜色。”[查看详情]

囊空如洗处于失去全部钱币的景况。例付完租税和排水税以后老王就囊空如洗了。英be out of pocket; with empty pockets; without a penny in one's purse; be penniless; do not have a bean;缺少基金；无钱。例就以你我而论：办了多少年粮台从九品保了一个县丞算是过了一班；[查看详情]

不值一钱亦作“不直一钱”。[查看详情]

身无分文身上没有一个钱。例我身无分文又累，又饿。英without a cent to my name; be not worth a cent;极端贫困的。例一大批身无分文的移民人数之多真是惊人。英penniless;[查看详情]

家徒四壁家中极端贫困空无所有，徒有四堵墙壁树立。英utterly destitute; be empty of all furniture; be extremely poor with only the walls of the household standing; with nothing is one's house but bare walls;[查看详情]