民穷财尽

mínqióng-cáijìn

[the means of the people have been used up; bring the nation and its people to the brink of bankrupcy] 民众穷困潦倒, 财源耗竭殆尽

人家商战胜我们, 在他手里过日子, 要是不想个法儿抵制抵制, 将来民穷财尽, 还有兴旺的时候吗?--《文明小史》