to be in debt to somebody

  • 1(be) in somebody's debt — be in sb s ˈdebt idiom (formal) to feel grateful to sb for their help, kindness, etc. Main entry: ↑debtidiom …

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  • 2saddle somebody with something — ˈsaddle sb/yourself with sth derived often passive to give sb/yourself an unpleasant responsibility, task, debt, etc • I ve been saddled with organizing the conference. • The company was saddled with debts of £12 million. Main entry: ↑saddle …

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  • 3relieve — re‧lieve [rɪˈliːv] verb [transitive] to make a bad situation less severe: • Its Japanese parent company is expected to inject capital to relieve its crushing $3 billion debt. relieve somebody of something phrasal verb [transitive] 1. to help… …

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  • 4repay — re‧pay [rɪˈpeɪ] verb repaid PTandPP [transitive] FINANCE to pay back money that has been borrowed: • The funds will be used to repay short term debt. repay somebody something …

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  • 5repayable — repay re‧pay [rɪˈpeɪ] verb repaid PTandPP [transitive] FINANCE to pay back money that has been borrowed: • The funds will be used to repay short term debt …

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  • 6pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay …

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  • 7Consumer Credit Act 1974 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to establish for the protection of consumers a new system, administered by the Director General of Fair Trading, of licensing and other control of traders concerned with the provision of credit, or the …

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  • 8Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century …

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  • 9meet — meet1 W1S1 [mi:t] v past tense and past participle met [met] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see somebody at an arranged place)¦ 2¦(see somebody by chance)¦ 3¦(see somebody for the first time)¦ 4¦(see somebody at an airport/station etc)¦ 5¦(come together to discuss… …

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  • 10head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head …

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