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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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money was tight

0Since 01b01u00money was tight02u02b00, we settled for a short trip to the north.02br
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00I like to use different words to say the same things. So, could I write "we were tight of/short of/in short of money" to replace "money is tight?" Thanks.0-
  

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0to be on a tight budget02br 02br 00to be short of money02br 02br 00to have a thin time of it02br 02br 00to not roll in it0-

— Maya2

  • 0to be on a tight budget02br 02br 00to be short of money02br 02br 00to have a thin time of it02br 02br 00to not roll in it0-
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0to be on a tight budget02br
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0Hi Angliholic,02br
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00Don't use "in." We were short of money. (Although that sounds like you didn't have enough even for your small trip. We were short of the money we needed for our dream round-the-world cruise, so we settled on a brief trip up north.)0-
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0Thanks, GG.02br
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