be better off

be better off
1) стать богаче, состоятельнее

...she could not expect to be better off than so many of her friends whose husbands were in the forces. (K. S. Prichard ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 32) — ...ее подруги, чьи мужья ушли воевать, обеспечены ничуть не лучше.

2) находиться в лучшем положении

‘Should we keep on this side - out of sight?’ ‘We'll be better off on top.’ (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XXX) — - Будем держаться здесь, под прикрытием? - Лучше идти по верху.

Ma said most of Pa's kin were better off staying where they were and that she did not want any of them coming to visit us. (E. Caldwell, ‘Georgia Boy’, ch. XIII) — Мама сказала, что было бы неплохо, если бы папины родственники сидели дома и не наведывались к нам.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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