down to chili and beans

down to chili and beans
down to chili and beans
Rur. very poor; down to one's last penny. •

Mary and Tom aren't doing too well. They're down to chili and beans.

Many's the time I was down to chili and beans, but I always pulled through.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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