捉襟見肘
simp捉襟见肘zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2zuk1 kam1 gin3 zau2zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
English
- lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- strapped for cash
- unable to make ends meet
- to have too many difficulties to cope with; to be hard up for cash
粵語 — Cantonese
- 生活非常貧困，食到飯就冇衫着咁款
Examples
我而家嘅生活捉襟見肘，邊度有錢去消遣吖？
I'm hard up at the moment, how would I have the money for entertainment?
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk