Expressions (A–Z)
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Came out stripped of his assets/ to lose all one's property/ down to the last farthing
Lost all his money or property; ended up with nothing left.
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T
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To deliver a friend from danger/ to drive the wolf from your friend's door
Figuratively: rescued his friend from great distress. Removed a harmful thing or...
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To fall from one's wealth/ to be impoverished/ become poor
To lose one's property; to no longer be as rich as before; to become poorer.
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To levy on assets/ to take possession of/ seize/ confiscate
To seize a debtor's property and collect the debt owed by means of attachment an...
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W
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With empty hands
See: "Came with empty hands", or: "Left with empty hands"
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