the cupboard is bare idiom
橱柜空空;家里一点吃的都没有了;没钱（做某事）
used to say that there is no food in a house or that there is no money, etc. available
I'd like to help you out, Paul, but I'm afraid the cupboard is bare. 保罗，我倒是想帮助你，不过恐怕我也是两手空空。
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