1. down and out - Noun
2. down and out - Adjective
3. down and out - Phrase
4. down and out - Adjective Satellite
a person who is destitute
lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
Source: WordNetdown-and-out
I have known a lot of people to go down and out - they kill themselves with alcohol or downers. But I've never known anybody to go up and out. Ken Kesey
Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it. Donald Rumsfeld
When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends. Orson Welles
Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own. Hank Johnson
The thing you've got to watch for is going broke when you're old. Look at all the people that go down and out at the finish. The man who built my country place is blind now and penniless. That's terrible! Pearl White
Make-make... There's no way out no way in To the hallowed halls of the inner ring You're just a face in the crowd You got no place When you're down and out. Mike Oldfield