not a feather to fly with

• adv. 贫困；破产；垮台

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Let us unite to fight poverty and disease.
   让我们齐心协力来克服贫困和疾病。
2. He said he had been impelled to crime by poverty.
   他说贫困逼得他犯罪。
3. The Congress passed a new bankruptcy law.
   国会通过了一项新的破产法。
4. I'm afraid the company is heading for a smash.
   恐怕这家公司就要破产了。
5. This hard attitude may have led to his undoing.
   可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。
6. The firm is going to pot under the new management.
   公司在新人管理下就要垮台了。