to be badly off
11ˌbadly ˈoff — (comparative ˌworse ˈoff; superlative ˌworst ˈoff)adj 1) someone who is badly off does not have much money 2) without enough of something that you need …
12To be badly off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off …
13bad or badly off — idi bad or badly off, poor; destitute …
14badly off — at a disadvantage, especially by being poor. → badly …
15badly off — Synonyms and related words: depressed, dire, distressed, donsie, doomful, down to bedrock, embarrassed, evil starred, fatal, feeling the pinch, fortuneless, funest, hapless, hard up, ill off, ill starred, impecunious, in Queer Street, in adverse… …
16badly off — adjective In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty. Syn: poor Ant: well off, rich …
17(be) badly off for something — be badly ˈoff for sth idiom (BrE) to not have enough of sth Main entry: ↑badly offidiom …
18badly off — in a bad state, poor, poverty stricken …
19badly — ► ADVERB (worse, worst) 1) in an unsatisfactory, unacceptable, or incompetent way. 2) severely; seriously. 3) very much. ● badly off Cf. ↑badly off …
20be badly off — be well/better/badly, etc. ˈoff idiom used to say how much money sb has • Families will be better off under the new law (= will have more money). • They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without… …
