| 閑古鳥が鳴く | [かんこどりがなく, kankodoriganaku] (exp) (id) (See 閑古鳥) to be in a slump (of a business); (business is) slow [Add to Longdo] |
| We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker. | ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。 |