and misfortunes, as a test of his faith by God. <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> (not comparable) (simile) Extremely <span class="searchmatch">poor</span>, destitute. 1804, Maria Edgeworth, "The Will", Popular...
<span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> Alternative form of <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job's</span> turkey (not comparable) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>...
Literally, “<span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>”. IPA(key): /po.vʁə kɔm ʒɔb/ pauvre comme <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> (plural pauvres comme <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>) (simile) <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> (“extremely impoverished”); <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> a church...
the Biblical figure <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>. IPA(key): /zoː ˈɑrm ɑls ˈjɔp/ zo arm als <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> (used only predicatively, not comparable) (simile) (<span class="searchmatch">as</span>) <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>, destitute...
literally "<span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> a church rat" köyhä kuin kirkonrotta (simile) <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> a church mouse, <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>, <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job's</span> turkey (extremely <span class="searchmatch">poor</span>, destitute)...
the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute. Synonyms: <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> a rat, <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>; see also Thesaurus:impoverished 1844, a Mouse (sic), Le Peuple...
<span class="searchmatch">Job's</span> comforter <span class="searchmatch">Job's</span> news <span class="searchmatch">Job's</span> tears patience of <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> patient <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> book of the Bible Biblical and Qur'anic character <span class="searchmatch">Job</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">Jobs</span>)...
the wind?—Hark! a human voice reporting articulately the <span class="searchmatch">Job’s</span>-news: Necker, People’s Minister, Saviour of France, is dismissed. bad news <span class="searchmatch">poor</span> <span class="searchmatch">as</span> <span class="searchmatch">Job</span>...
aufkwoakjsen to do a <span class="searchmatch">poor</span>, sloppy <span class="searchmatch">job</span>...