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  • 61 едва стоять на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

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  • 62 еле держаться на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

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  • 63 еле стоять на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

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  • 64 на ногах не держаться

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ногах не держаться

  • 65 на ногах не стоять

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ногах не стоять

  • 66 с трудом держаться на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с трудом держаться на ногах

  • 67 с трудом стоять на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с трудом стоять на ногах

  • 68 чуть держаться на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть держаться на ногах

  • 69 чуть стоять на ногах

    ЕДВА <ЕЛЕ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < СТОИТЬ> НА НОГАХ; НА НОГАХ НЕ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ < НЕ СТОИТЬ>
    [VP; subj: human; usu. pres or past]
    =====
    to walk with difficulty (because of exhaustion, weakness, intoxication etc):
    - X едва держится на ногах X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand on his feet;
    - X can hardly (barely, scarcely) stand up (straight);
    - X is having a hard time (is experiencing some difficulty) staying on his feet;
    - [in limited contexts] X is almost dropping from fatigue;
    - X is dead on his feet.
         ♦ [Ольга:] Я устала, едва на ногах стою... (Чехов 5). [О.:] I'm tired, I can barely stand on my feet... (5c).
         ♦ [author's usage] "Ну, веришь, Порфирий, [Раскольников] сам едва на ногах, а чуть только мы, я да Зосимов, вчера отвернулись - оделся и удрал потихоньку и куролесил где-то чуть не до полночи..." (Достоевский 3). "Would you believe it, Porfiry, he [Raskolnikov] could hardly stand up, but as soon as we-Zossimov and I-turned our backs yesterday, he got dressed and made off on the sly, and carried on somewhere till almost midnight..." (3c).
         ♦ Зурин поминутно мне подливал, повторяя, что надобно к службе привыкать. Встав из-за стола, я чуть держался на ногах... (Пушкин 2). Zurin kept filling my glass, repeating that I must get used to the ways of the Service. When I rose from the table, I could hardly stand up straight (2b).
         ♦ Договор был обмыт, и в сумерках, покидая контору, оба с трудом держались на ногах (Войнович 2). The agreement was sealed with a drink and when, at twilight, the two of them left the office, they were both experiencing some difficulty staying on their feet (2a).
         ♦ Главное было передохнуть и не ездить в Москву. Передышка нам была нужна как воздух. И психически сил не хватало на нищенство у довольно бедных людей, хотя по тем временам они казались богачами, и главное - потому что мы оба еле держались на ногах (Мандельштам 2)....The main thing for us was to have a break from our journeys into Moscow. We needed this as much as air to breathe. We just had no heart anymore for the business of begging from people who were themselves quite poor - though by the standards of those times they seemed very well off. But even more to the point, we were almost dropping from fatigue (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть стоять на ногах

  • 70 состоятелен

    propertied
    rich
    well-heeled
    well-off
    welloff

    Новый русско-английский словарь > состоятелен

  • 71 богатый

    прил.
    rich;
    wealthy;
    well-off;
    well-to-do

    Юридический русско-английский словарь > богатый

  • 72 слои общества обеспеченные

    the well-off, the well-to-do

    4000 полезных слов и выражений > слои общества обеспеченные

  • 73 богатый

    прил.
    rich; wealthy; well-off; well-to-do

    Русско-английский юридический словарь > богатый

  • 74 жить в достатке

    to be well off; live well

    Русско-английский юридический словарь > жить в достатке

  • 75 безбедный

    прил.
    well off, well-to-do, comfortable

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > безбедный

  • 76 обеспеченный

    (имеющий достаток) well-to-do, well-off, prosperous

    Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > обеспеченный

  • 77 обеспеченный

    2) ( состоятельный) well-to-do, well-off

    Американизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > обеспеченный

  • 78 зажиточный

    прл
    well-off, well-to-do coll, prosperous

    Русско-английский учебный словарь > зажиточный

  • 79 состоятельный

    прл
    well-off, well-to-do

    Русско-английский учебный словарь > состоятельный

  • 80 зажиточный

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > зажиточный

См. также в других словарях:

  • well-off — Ⅰ. well off UK US (also well off) /ˌwelˈɒf/ adjective ► rich: »My old customers were well off, middle aged people. »Grants are available for less well off families. ► used to describe a place where rich people live: »He grew up in a well off… …   Financial and business terms

  • Well off — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • well-off — adj comparative better off superlative best off 1.) having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living ≠ ↑badly off ▪ children from well off families ▪ Many pensioners are less well off (=have less money) than they used to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • well-off — {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well off./ 2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties./ * /He is pleased that his business is well off./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • well-off — {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well off./ 2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties./ * /He is pleased that his business is well off./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • well off — ˌwell ˈoff , well off adjective having more money than other people, or enough money to live comfortably: • There should be some safeguards to protect less well off people who live on fixed, low incomes. opposite badly off …   Financial and business terms

  • well-off — 1733, comfortable, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + OFF (Cf. off). Meaning prosperous, not poor is recorded from 1849 …   Etymology dictionary

  • well-off — adjective INFORMAL rich, or having enough money to live well: They worked long hours and became very well off …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • well-off — [adj] successful, wealthy affluent, comfortable, easy, flourishing, flush, fortunate, loaded, lucky, moneyed, prosperous, rich, snug, substantial, thriving, well, well to do; concept 334 Ant. destitute, failing, poor, unsuccessful …   New thesaurus

  • well-off — well′ off′ adj. 1) well to do; prosperous 2) in a satisfactory, favorable, or good position or condition • Etymology: 1725–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • well-off — [wel′ôf′] adj. 1. in a favorable or fortunate condition or circumstance 2. prosperous; well to do …   English World dictionary

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