badly off for (something)



badly off for (something)

Without enough of something that one needs. Primarily heard in UK. I hope you get paid soon, we are badly off for groceries in the house.
See also: badly, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Reidar-Norwegian
Arethusa-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tzeitel-Yiddish
HermanHUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch)English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Hawa-Arabic
CharlesCHAHR-əlz (English), CHAHRLZ (English), SHAHRL (French)English, French