not a penny to bless oneself with

not a penny to bless oneself with: (not (to have) a penny to bless oneself with (тж. not to have a penny to one's name или without a penny to one's name))

не иметь ни гроша за душой

One of his guests, a writer of poetical drama, was a man who three months after he had earned a thousand pounds, never had a penny with which to bless himself. (J. K. Jerome, ‘Paul Kelver’, ch. VII) — В числе его посетителей находился один драматург - человек, которому гонорара в тысячу фунтов хватало месяца на три, после чего он оставался без гроша в кармане.

Mrs. Dot: "He certainly has every advantage over poor Freddie who is nobody in particular and hasn't a penny to bless himself with." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Mrs. Dot’, act II) — Миссис Дот: "У Джералда все преимущества перед беднягой Фредди. Фредди ничего собой не представляет, и у него гроша ломаного нет за душой."

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