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They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
This expression refers to a children's nursery rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard, who had nothing in her cupboard to feed her dog.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the cupboard is bare — British used for saying that there is no food left or money left to buy something … English dictionary
cupboard */*/ — UK [ˈkʌbə(r)d] / US [ˈkʌbərd] noun [countable] Word forms cupboard : singular cupboard plural cupboards 1) a tall piece of furniture, usually attached to a wall and used for storing things, with shelves inside and one or two doors at the front a… … English dictionary
bare — adj. & v. adj. 1 (esp. of part of the body) unclothed or uncovered (with bare head). 2 without appropriate covering or contents: a (of a tree) leafless. b unfurnished; empty (bare rooms; the cupboard was bare). c (of a floor) uncarpeted. 3 a… … Useful english dictionary
cupboard — cup|board [ kʌbərd ] noun count 1. ) a tall piece of furniture, usually attached to a wall and used for storing things, with shelves inside and one or two doors at the front: a kitchen cupboard the cupboard door 2. ) BRITISH a CLOSET the cupboard … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cupboard — noun ⇨ See also ↑closet ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, large ▪ little, small, tiny ▪ high, low … Collocations dictionary
The Magdalen Reading — Rogier van der Weyden, The Magdalen Reading, 62.2 cm × 54.4 cm (24.5 in × 21.4 in). Date unknown but possibly 1435–38. Oil on oak panel. National Gallery, London. The Magdalen Reading is one of three surviving fragments of a large mid 15th… … Wikipedia
The Distrest Poet — Infobox Painting title=The Distrest Poet artist=William Hogarth year=c.1736 type=Oil on canvas height=65.9 width=79.1 height inch=36 width inch =31⅛ museum=Birmingham Museum Art Gallery city=Birmingham The Distrest Poet is an oil painting… … Wikipedia
List of The Chaser's War on Everything episodes — Contents 1 Series 1 (2006) 2 Series 2 (2007) 3 Series 3 (2009) 4 See also The following is a list of episodes of the Australian satirical televisio … Wikipedia
bare — [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ barer, barest, bares, baring, bared 1) ADJ If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare... She had bare arms and a bare… … English dictionary
bare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑claw, ↑fang, ↑soul, ↑tooth {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ remain … Collocations dictionary
