- be poor in sth
- be poor in sth► to have very little of a particular substance or quality: »
Greece is relatively poor in natural resources.
Main Entry: ↑poor
Financial and business terms. 2012.
be poor in sth
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poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
poor — UK US /pɔːr/ US /pʊr/ adjective ► having little money and/or few possessions: »It s offering to pay off 10 percent of the poor countries debt. »He came from a poor immigrant family. ► not good or operating well, or of a low quality or standard:… … Financial and business terms
poor — adjective 1 NO MONEY having very little money and not many possessions: Her family were so poor they couldn t afford to buy her new clothes. | Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. | a poor neighborhood 2 the poor people who are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
make a poor fist of something — make a good/poor fist of something british old fashioned phrase to be successful/unsuccessful in your attempt to do something Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: fist * * * make a better, good, poor,… … Useful english dictionary
(the) poor man's somebody — the ˌpoor man s ˈsb/ˈsth idiom a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing • Sparkling white wine is the poor man s champagne. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
(the) poor man's something — the ˌpoor man s ˈsb/ˈsth idiom a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing • Sparkling white wine is the poor man s champagne. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
give a poor account of yourself — give a good/poor acˈcount of yourself idiom (BrE) to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest • The team gave a good account of themselves in the match. Main entry: ↑accountidiom … Useful english dictionary
smarten sb/sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
smarten sth up — UK US smarten (sb/sth) up Phrasal Verb with smarten({{}}/ˈsmɑːtən/ verb UK INFORMAL ► to improve your personal appearance or the appearance of something: »You ll need to buy a suit and smarten up a bit for the interview. »Staff were told to… … Financial and business terms
aˈscribe sth to sth — phrasal verb formal to believe that something is the cause of something else Their defeat was ascribed to a poor defence.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
