When you are poor or in debt: abject poverty - terrible poverty Half the people in this country are living in abject poverty. to live from hand to mouth - to barely manage financially Many people are so poor that they live from hand to mouth. can't make ends meet - find it difficult to manage financially On a salary like his, it's not surprising that he can't make ends meet. to be heavily in debt - to owe sb/the institution a lot of money We are heavily in debt to the bank. an outstanding debt - a debt that you have not paid You must pay these outstanding debts immediately. to be overdrawn - to be in debt to the bank because you have spent more money than you have in your account Mary is $100 overdrawn at the bank. to pay off/clear your debts - to pay the money you owe We'll buy a new care once we have cleared our debts. to be short of money - to have very little money I'd love to go, but I'm a bit short of money at the moment.
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AuthorKatarzyna Sawicz Key facts:
- teacher of English - interpreter PL-EN, EN-PL - B.A in English Linguistics, M.A in Linguistics, Sworn and Business Translations, Financial Analysis and Reporting - over 18 years experience teaching and designing materials - experience teaching online to individuals and small groups - experience teaching in-company - 3500+ hours of online lessons Archives
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