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   >  MP> As an English speaker, I am not sure what they were trying to say   
   >  MP> there - "we'd been rather badly off for books."  Your guesses are as   
   >  MP> good as mine.  I would add that they could mean their "accounting   
   >  MP> books," which might mean that they have fallen behind in their   
   >  MP> payments or have fallen into debt.   
      
   > I've checked and it turns out that "badly off" means the opposite of "well   
   > off", according to both M.-W. and Cambridge dictionaries. Seems like it's   
   > mostly british. So, #1 is a good guess still. :-)   
      
   That example does read like British phrasing so I am not at all surprised   
   there.  Glad I had a good guess!  ;)   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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