영어/일상

be well/better/badly off

좋은에너지 2017. 5. 23. 22:28


  be well off  충분하다  

  be better off  더 있다  

  be badly off 넉넉하지 못하다  


I am better off than my siblings and better able to support my mother.



be off for something

(informal) to have a particular amount of somethingHow are we off for coffee (= how much do we have)?see also badly off

   be well/better/badly, etc. off    

 used to say how much money somebody hasFamilies 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 worrying too much about the cost).

off and on/on and off

from time to time; now and againIt rained on and off all day.
Source:Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Korean Dictionary)

rip-off 바가지

: something that is not worth what you pay for it.

$300 for that shirt? - That's a complete rip-off.

(Source: the Cambridge Dictionary)


one-off a.단 한번의 

a one-off payment 일시불

 

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