fallen on hard times

Lloyd's was one of the great institutions in the City but it had fallen on hard times.

TI went on a shopping spree during the recession, snapping up chip factories from manufacturers that had fallen on hard times.

It's no secret that some of the biggest industries in the U. S. have fallen on hard times.

The companies have fallen on hard times since the economic downturn, exacerbated by over-expansion.

Since the last American troops departed Fulda in 1994, her cafe had fallen on hard times.

I'm sorry to hear that you have fallen on hard times ; what can I do to help?

He is an old, timid, beaten-down aristocrat who has fallen on hard times.

But after expanding exuberantly in the last decade, Harley has fallen on hard times.

The former (whose name comes from the brands Lucky and Goldstar) is a South Korean electronics firm fallen on hard times.

Vasco, who once beat Manchester United en route to the final of the Club World Cup in 2000, have fallen on hard times since.

Once a prosperous town that was regarded a linchpin of Hungarian industry, Oroszlany has fallen on hard times.

Retired construction workers fallen on hard times, they sleep in cages with mesh walls and ceilings too low for them to stand up.

The Gurubashi have fallen on hard times. I live, and Mandokir has returned. . . but the rest of us are gone.

The natural beauty remains, but the man-made amenities have fallen on hard times.

By the time Mr Lau came of age, however, the family business had fallen on hard times and the duck plant was going bankrupt.

There are many who are struggling or have fallen on hard times and need our assistance.

but universities have fallen on hard times and so , too , have their reputations.

He has fallen on hard times.