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With one hand, extend your thumb while keeping the remaining four fingers folded in a fist. Point the thumb up against your jaw while frowning and pouting with an upset expression.

Example sentence

I am very poor but her family was very rich. I come from a poor family but she came from a wealthy family. They had a lot of land but I don't know what happened later on. Her family fell on hard times and they started selling their land one by one until one day they sold them all.

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