on the bum

on the bum
adverb (or adjective)
1. : footloose and wandering around the country in the manner of a tramp : in the manner or role of a vagrant

he would go back on the bum awhile and try some other city — James Jones

travel across country on the bum

when his money ran out he always came to me on the bum

3. : in poor order or condition

my wrists are a bit on the bum — Sinclair Lewis

: in a state of depression

the old days in the States before everything went on the bum there — Ernest Hemingway

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traveling with rough provisions and with no fixed home; a vagrant

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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