C1idiominformalmoneyIELTS-friendly
strapped for cash
USUK
having very little money available at the moment
Usually about a short-term problem. Also 'cash-strapped' before a noun: 'cash-strapped schools'.
In context
I'm a bit strapped for cash until payday, so can we eat at home tonight?
Many small cafés were strapped for cash after rents went up again.
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth