Subj : Badly off
To   : GLEB HLEBOV
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Jan 31 2025 10:08:00

>  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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