better off

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ 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
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▪ 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: ↑off_idiom
 
▪ 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: ↑better_idiom
 
▪ 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: ↑off_idiom