In A Bad Way (Adjective)
Meaning
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company was in a bad way financially after the economic downturn and was struggling to stay afloat.
- Many small businesses found themselves in a bad way after the government increased taxes and regulations.
- The family was in a bad way financially after the father lost his job and the mother had to take on multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet.
- The city was in a bad way financially due to years of mismanagement and corruption, leading to a severe budget crisis.
- The couple was in a bad way financially after buying a house that was beyond their means, and they were struggling to make the monthly mortgage payments.