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в более затруднительном положении (предикатив от be worse off Кунделев); скатиться (в значении "стать хуже". You're worse off than I ever imagined. Deska); испортиться (Deska); в худшем положении ("We could find ourselves facing a whole new generation of poor pensioners who, on average, are even worse off than the average poor pensioner today. Because far more of them were unable to get on the housing ladder, they will be paying rent long past the point when their parents had paid off their mortgages." David Willetts, author of "The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Took Their Children's Future – and Why They Should Give it Back" ART Vancouver) |
