懐ふところが寂さびしい

expression, i-adjective

strapped for cash; hard up

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'one's pocket is lonely', used to describe being short of money.

• 給きゅう料りょう日び前まえで懐ふところが寂さびしい。

  I'm strapped for cash right before payday.

• 旅りょ行こうの後あとはいつも懐ふところが寂さびしくなる。

  I'm always hard up after a trip.