Poor as a rat

Poor as a rat

Poor as a rat

As poor as a churchmouse


Povero in canna

Senza un soldo / In miseria

Povero in canna

Povero in canna


Meanings
Extremely poor

Examples
I pay no taxes because I'm poor as a rat
Non pago tasse perché sono povero in canna

Do you remember John Martini, the lawyer? I was volunteering at the soup kitchen and saw him standing in line for his free lunch. He told me that he lost everything in bad investments and now he's as poor as a rat
Ti ricordi dell'avvocato Martini? Facevo volontariato alla mensa dei poveri e l'ho visto in fila per il suo pranzo. Mi ha detto che ha perso tutto in investimenti sbagliati e adesso è in totale miseria