poor as a church mouse meaning, poor as a church mouse
definition | English Cobuild dictionary      ( poorer   
comparative)   ( poorest    superlative  ) 1       adj   Someone
who is poor has very little money and few possessions.,
  (Antonym: rich)    The reason our schools cannot afford better
teachers is because people here are poor..., He was one of
thirteen children from a poor family.            The poor are
people who are poor., n-plural   the N   Even the poor have
their pride.      2       adj   The people in a poor country or
area have very little money and few possessions.,   (Antonym:
rich)    Many countries in the Third World are as poor as they
have ever been., ...a settlement house for children in a poor
neighborhood.      3       adj   You use poor to express your
sympathy for someone.   ADJ n     (feelings)    I feel sorry for
that poor child..., Poor chap<endash>he was killed in an air
crash...      4       adj   If you describe something as poor,
you mean that it is of a low quality or sta