Do not have a pot to piss in In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "do not have a pot to piss in", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2021-07-17 08:07

Don't have a pot to piss in (or a window to throw it out of) rude slang

To be in a penniless state or have no money

I guess he cannot lend money to me because he doesn't have a pot to piss in.

When his career was over, he didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.

I can't go. I don't have a pot to piss in.

draw the short straw

To encounter bad luck, or being picked doing something undesirable

soften/cushion the blow

To make a difficult experience less serious; to make the situation better

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

You cannot feel upset, angry or worried about something if you do not know about it.

Do you see anything wrong?

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the straw that broke the donkey's back

Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail

Example:

Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him

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