am Hungertuch nagen
to be starving
Türkçe: açlıktan ölmek
In a sentence
Die alleinerziehende Mutter nagte jahrelang am Hungertuch.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to be starving' or 'to be hard up,' i.e., extreme poverty. Colloquial, slightly old-fashioned. Use when describing financial hardship. Common mistake: taking literally; it's figurative.
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