Meaning of 閑古鳥が鳴く in Japanese

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Definition of 閑古鳥が鳴く

かんこどりがなく(kankodoriganaku) 【 閑古鳥が鳴く 】

閑古鳥鳴 Kanji Details

  1. (exp) to be in a slump (of a business); (business is) slow →Related words: 閑古鳥

    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。
    We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

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