English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY ARTICLES
I guess the company is even ~in red~ already (nonstandard).
I guess the company is even *in the red* already (standard).
If a person or company is in the red or if their bank account is in the red, they have spent more money than they have in their account and therefore they owe money to the bank.
The company is ~in shambles~ (nonstandard).
The company is *in a shambles* (standard).
If a place, event, or situation is a shambles or is in a shambles, everything is in disorder.
You have to ~summon courage~ to do this (nonstandard).
You have to *summon the courage* to do this (standard).
GAB
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