ill afford

idiom

: to be unable to afford : to be unable to do (something) without having problems or being seriously harmed

She bought a new car, which she could ill afford.

We can ill afford more bad publicity.

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The Constitutional Court can ill afford to take the full six months allotted to adjudicate impeachment. —

Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025 But ultimately, the argument being made by many Republicans that the House could ill afford an early-hours intra-party squabble was insufficient to spare the GOP a family fight from the start. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 The team was slotted in the 15th spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and can ill afford to drop a game this weekend. —

Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024 But even as hiring slows down, businesses can ill afford for a hiring freeze to turn into a talent freeze. —

René Janssen, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ill afford