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Spanish
Adverb
a la cuarta pregunta
- (idiomatic) down and out; stone-broke
- Synonym: a dos velas
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:-Mira, sobrinita, esto es todo lo que poseo. Los tiempos revolucionarios nos tienen a los pobres obispos a la cuarta pregunta.- Look, dear niece, this is all I own. The days of the revolution have made us poor bishops out of pocket.
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