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In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized

Utterly impoverished

Vulnerable, unable to defend oneself against attack

Lacking sufficient power or strength

Adjective

In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized

in an awkward position

without choices

“Like many of the video covers they show, they have you over a barrel and the price is slightly higher than it should be.”

Adjective

Utterly impoverished

poverty-stricken

underprivileged

on the breadline

in reduced circumstances

in straitened circumstances

on one's uppers

without a penny

as poor as a church mouse

in Queer Street

strapped for cash

unable to make ends meet

without two pennies to rub together

down to last penny

without a penny to one's name

without two farthings to rub together

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a red cent

without a brass farthing

on one's beam-ends

behind eight ball

without two pennies farthings to rub together

on one's beam ends

without a shot in one's locker

poor as a church mouse

in distressed circumstances

financially poor

unable to keep the wolf from the door

down to last cent

in dire circumstances

out of business

in financial difficulties

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

financially distressed

financially embarrassed

without means of support

in the poorhouse

in administration

in receivership

in Carey Street

unable to pay one's debts

financially ruined

taken to the cleaners

gone to the wall

in the hands of the receivers

economically disadvantaged

on the bread line

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

discriminated against

in dire straits

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Adjective

Vulnerable, unable to defend oneself against attack

easily destroyed

like a sitting duck

without weapons

defenceless against

without defences

an easy target for

like a clay pigeon

in line of fire

threatened with

without protection

in the line of fire

at the mercy of

easily affected by

in the firing line

exposed to risk

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

counterproductive

disadvantageous

without success

not good enough

with hands tied

up creek without paddle

lacking ability

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

in vicious circle

not up to scratch

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

not up to snuff

not cut out for

unable to do something for toffee

nonprofessional

a load of pants

not equipped to

shooting blanks

unable to do something to save one's life

unequal to the task

out of your depth

not know one's arse from one's elbow

lacking experience

dissatisfactory

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