strapped for something

strapped for something
*strapped for something
needing something, usually money. (*Typically: be \strapped for something; get \strapped for something.) •

I am really strapped for cash. Can you lend me some?

Ted is strapped for money and cannot pay his bills.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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