- be in the red
- (to be in debt.) être à découvert/en déficit
English-French dictionary. 2014.
be in the red
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out of the red — {adv. phr.} Having reached solvency; no longer in debt. * /Under the new management, our company finally got out of the red./ Contrast: IN THE HOLE, IN THE RED. Compare: IN THE BLACK … Dictionary of American idioms
out of the red — {adv. phr.} Having reached solvency; no longer in debt. * /Under the new management, our company finally got out of the red./ Contrast: IN THE HOLE, IN THE RED. Compare: IN THE BLACK … Dictionary of American idioms
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