Гол как сокол
Meaning: Dirt poor; without a thing to your name.
Language: Russian
Literally: Bare as a falcon
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The 'sokol' here was a smooth iron battering ram, not the bird; 'bare as the ram' pictures having absolutely nothing.
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