잉글리쉬쇼핑

not have two nickels to rub together

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  의미:
  땡전 한 푼도 없다, 매우 가난하다
  
  예시:
  He was pulling down 50 grand a year, but he barely had two nickels to rub together.
  I'd love to go to the movies,. but I don't have two nickels to rub together.
  During college, when I didn't have two nickels to rub together, I survived off of ramen noodles for months at a time.