badly off

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▪ I. badly ˈoff 7 [badly off] BrE NAmE adjective (worse ˈoff, worst ˈoff)
1. not having much money
Syn: ↑poor
•We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that.
Opp: ↑well off
2. not in a good situation
•I've got quite a big room so I'm not too badly off.
•Lots of people are far worse off than we are.
Opp: ↑well off
Idiom: ↑badly off for something
 
▪ II. 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 worrying too much about the cost).
Main entry: ↑off_idiom