no tener ni para pipas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “not even have [enough] for sunflower seeds”.

Verb

no tener ni para pipas (first-person singular present no tengo ni para pipas, first-person singular preterite no tuve ni para pipas, past participle no tenido ni para pipas)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial, Spain) to be skint, to be broke; to not have a pot to piss in

See also

• no tener donde caerse muerto