The small company continues to bleed red ink every month.
bleed red ink
idiomTo suffer from severe net losses.
After the new product failed to sell, the department started to bleed red ink and had to cut its budget.
Despite the CEO's optimistic public statements, the quarterly reports revealed that the corporation continued to bleed red ink due to poor management and rising operational costs.
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clap one's hands red
To clap or applaud intensely.
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cut red tape
To reduce bureaucracy.
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get ink
To receive publicity.
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ink in
to schedule in a calendar
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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).
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paint the town red
To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.
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put on the red light
To advertise oneself as a prostitute.
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Red Baron
A hotshot fighter pilot.