estar en la lona

USAGE NOTE
This phrase may be literally translated as "to be lying on the floor of the boxing ring."
estar en la lona
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(general)
a. to be broke
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
Estar en la lona. No puedo permitirme el lujo de irme de vacaciones.I'm broke. I can't afford to go on vacation.
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