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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
better off
▪ I. be better ˈoff idiom to have more money • Families will be better off under the new law. • Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off. Opp: ↑worse off Main entry: ↑betteridiom ▪ II. be better/worse off (doing sth) idiom to be in a better or worse situation • She's better off without him. • The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home. •We can't be any worse off than we are already. Main entry: ↑offidiom ▪ III. be better off (doing sth) idiom used to say that sb is/would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thing •She's better off without him. •The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home. Main entry: ↑betteridiom ▪ IV. 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: ↑offidiom
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