English Explanatory Dictionary

on one's uppers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. destitute; poor.

Word forms

on one's uppers

Etymology

From uppers (“the top part of a leather shoe”), having worn through the sole.

Synonyms

down on one's uppers
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