A dos velas

[ROBINDESBOIS]

estar a dos velas
in English?

[Tomisimo]

I have not heard this before, but apparently it means "to be broke (http://www.tomisimo.org/idioms/en/to-be-broke-1038.html)", as in to not have any money.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

and sometimes, estar a dos velas en sexo.

[Tomisimo]

and sometimes, estar a dos velas en sexo.
hmmm, perhaps "to not be getting any".