かんこどりがなく
閑古鳥が鳴く
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
N3Expression
Expression, Godan verb (ku ending)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity)•to be in a slump (of a business)
Example Sentences
どーすんの、このお店！完ッ全に閑古鳥が鳴いちゃってるじゃない。
What happened to this place?! It's completely dead!
ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.