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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
The use of ill afford
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Is "ill afford" a set phrase? What does it mean?
They could ill afford to lose some more staff.
Tom
PS: Is the structure "afford someone to do something" natural?
I can't afford him to be making such mistakes in the office all the time.
Is "ill afford" a set phrase? What does it mean?
They could ill afford to lose some more staff.
Tom
PS: Is the structure "afford someone to do something" natural?
I can't afford him to be making such mistakes in the office all the time.
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Mr. Tom Is "ill afford" a set phrase? What does it mean?
- Mr.
- Tom Is "ill afford" a set phrase?
- What does it mean?
- I would call it a set phrase.
- It's like "hardly afford", "barely afford".
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Mr. TomIs "ill afford" a set phrase? What does it mean?I would call it a set phrase. It's like "hardly afford", "barely afford". It suggests that a less than optimum outcome will result.
Mr. TomThey could ill afford to lose some more staff.If they lost some more staff, they would experience a hardship or a setback of som
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