[fall] on hard times
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to experience a period of financial or personal difficulty
- The scheme is designed to help kids whose parents have fallen on hard times.
- The company fell on hard times when the market crashed.
- Many families fall on hard times during economic recessions.
- When the economy crashed, several local stores fell on hard times and closed down.
- After losing his job, he fell on hard times and had to move back in with his parents.