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    (as) poor as a church mouse
    Very poor; having little or no money.
    My father was as poor as a church mouse growing up, so his sole focus was to give his kids every opportunity in life that he missed out on.
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    Webpoor as a churchmouse Having little or no wealth and few possessions, as in She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't expect her to donate anything. The reason for this long …

  3. https://wordhistories.net/2017/02/15/poor-church-mouse

    WebFeb 15, 2017 · The proverbial phrase as poor as a church mouse, meaning very poor, impoverished, is first recorded in The Royalist (London: Printed for Jos. Hindmarsh […], …

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      Webpoor as a churchmouse. Having little or no wealth and few possessions, as in She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't expect her to donate anything. The reason for this long …

    • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021619

      WebPoor as a Church Mouse Original title: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus 1931 1 h 41 m IMDb RATING 6.6 /10 24 YOUR RATING Rate Comedy Musical …

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      • Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
      • Director: Richard Oswald
      • Release Date: 1931-11-05
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_as_a_Church_Mouse

      WebPoor as a Church Mouse Directed byRichard Oswald Written by Ladislas Fodor Heinz Goldberg Felix Salten Produced byEmil Justitz Starring Grete Mosheim Anton Edthofer Hans Thimig Paul Hörbiger …

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      WebApr 6, 2009 · : : The Oxford English Dictionary has this: : "A mouse which inhabits a church. The proverb 'as poor as a church-mouse' is found also in German, and other langs." : …

    • History of Poor as a church mouse - Idiom Origins

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      WebPoor as a church mouse. To be as poor as a church mouse is to be impecunious and dates from the 1600s although ‘hungry as a church mouse’ is also recorded from about the …

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      WebMeaning of be as poor as a church mouse in English be as poor as a church mouse old-fashioned (also be as poor as church mice) to be very poor: They'll take one look at my …

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      WebMeaning of be as poor as a church mouse in English be as poor as a church mouse idiom old-fashioned (also be as poor as church mice) to be very poor: They'll take one look at …

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