ตกโกรกกราก(dtòk gròhk gràak)
Meanings
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[to] fall on hard times; become very poor or run-down
To become very poor or shabby; to look run-down. Used about a person or a place.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo1unsuccessful; failed2[to] fail; be unsuccessfulชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตกโกรกกรากdtòk gròhk gràakตกโกรกกรากdtòk gròhk gràak[to] fall on hard times; become very poor or run-downต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehicles
After his business failed, his life became very shabby; he had to sell his house and car.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตกอับdtòk àpตกอับdtòk àp1[to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out2down-and-out; destitute
- [to] fall on hard times; be down-and-out
- down-and-out; destitute
ตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk túk dâi yâakตกทุกข์ได้ยากdtòk túk dâi yâak[to] be in hardship; be destitute
[to] be in hardship; be destitute
สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอกsîn rái máai dtòkสิ้นไร้ไม้ตอกsîn rái máai dtòkdestitute; impoverished
destitute; impoverished
Word Breakdown
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ตกโกรกกรากdtòk gròhk gràakตกโกรกกรากdtòk gròhk gràak[to] fall on hard times; become very poor or run-down