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От : Mike Powell 1:2320/105 31 янв 25 10:08:00
К : GLEB HLEBOV 31 янв 25 18:57:02
Тема : Badly off
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> MP> As an English speaker, I am not sure what they were trying to say
> MP> there - "we`d been rather badly off for books." Your guesses are as
> MP> good as mine. I would add that they could mean their "accounting
> MP> books," which might mean that they have fallen behind in their
> MP> payments or have fallen into debt.
> I`ve checked and it turns out that "badly off" means the opposite of "well
> off", according to both M.-W. and Cambridge dictionaries. Seems like it`s
> mostly british. So, #1 is a good guess still. :-)
That example does read like British phrasing so I am not at all surprised
there. Glad I had a good guess! ;)
Mike
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