Italian proverb

Bed is the poor man's opera.

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[tryout] {n.} An audience at a theater or opera for would-be actors and singers. * /The Civic Opera is holding tryouts throughout all of next week. Maybe I'll go and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horse opera

[horse opera] {n. phr.} A Western movie in which cowboys and horses play a major part. * /John Wayne played in many horse operas./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

poor as a church mouse

[poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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