in a bad way

suffering severe physical strain or distress

• “he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
• “the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention”

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

• “distressed companies need loans and technical advice”
• “financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices”
• “we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng”
• “it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble”
• “found themselves in a bad way financially”