fattig som en lus

Swedish

Alternative forms

fattig som en kyrkråtta

Etymology

fattig (“poor”) +‎ som (“as”) +‎ en (“a”) +‎ lus (“louse”)

Adjective

fattig som en lus (not comparable)

(simile) poor as a church mouse (very poor)

See also

luspank (“flat broke”)
utfattig (“extremely poor, destitute”)

References

fattig in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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