idiom (phrase) · informal

strapped for cash

UK/stræpt fɔː kæʃ/US/stræpt fɔr kæʃ/STRAPPED·for·CASH

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Having very little money available; short of money.

Examples

“I'm a bit strapped for cash this month, so I can't go on holiday.”

“The charity was strapped for cash after unexpected expenses.”

“Students are often strapped for cash at the end of term.”

Band 8 sentence

“After unexpected car repairs, I was temporarily strapped for cash and had to postpone non-essential purchases.”

Collocations

  • be strapped for cash
  • temporarily strapped for cash

Word family

be strapped adjective phrasestrapped for cash idiom

Common mistakes

strapped with cash→strapped for cash

strap for cash→strapped for cash

Say it for a higher band

5low on money→6short on money→7+strapped for cash

Synonyms

short on money

tight on cash

Easily confused

short on money

“I'm a bit short on money until payday.”

Related words

between a rock and a hard placescrape bymake ends meetat one's wit's endweather the stormbe up against ithit a snagbe up to one's neck (in something)

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