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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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in debt by

Is 'by' the word?

You are in debt by million of dollars to our country.

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As written, it's not natural. Here are better ways to say it. You are in debt to our country to the tune of million s of dollars.

— Clive

  • As written, it's not natural.
  • Here are better ways to say it.
  • You are in debt to our country to the tune of million s of dollars.
  • (idiomatic) You owe our country million s of dollars..
  • Clive
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As written, it's not natural.
Here are better ways to say it.

You are in debt to our country to the tune of millions of dollars. (idiomatic)
You owe our country millions of dollars..

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