reduced circumstances
idiomPart ofcircumstance
reduced circumstances — idiom
1. a polite way of saying that someone has become much poorer than they were before
1.idiom
Definition
a polite way of saying that someone has become much poorer than they were before
Example
After the business failed, the family was forced to live in reduced circumstances.
The novel tells the story of a wealthy woman who ends up in reduced circumstances.