in the red

idiom

: spending and owing more money than is being earned
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time before it went out of business.

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Johnston is a touchdown maker — four of his 11 targets in the red zone were touchdowns, including both of his targets inside the 10. Michael Salfino, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Consider this: of his nine touchdown catches in 2024, six were in the red zone. Miami Herald, 8 July 2025 The two were still traveling in the red Toyota Tacoma with a Kentucky tag. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2025 The interception across the middle by Zack Baun was another scenario that put the Eagles right in the red zone. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the red

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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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