be better off

= be in a better state or condition

Most people think they would have been better off studying English when they were children. But it's never too late.

The idiom which has opposite meaning is "be worse off".

I'm the one to be worse off financially in spite of the economic growth of our country.

idiom, 14-11-09 09:11, 14-11-09 09:11, Yosei