Write Off (a Loan/debt) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Write Off (a Loan/debt) Idiom mean?

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write off (a loan/debt) What does write off (a loan/debt) mean?	to remove a loan/debt from a business record, to cancel a debt	It was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.
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in defiance of (someone or something) What does "in defiance of (someone or something)" mean?	in resistence to someone or someone's orders	The union was in defiance of the court order and was given a large fine.

hard on (someone's) heels What does "hard on (someone's) heels" mean?	to be following someone very closely	The dog was hard on the young boy's heels.
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Write Off (a Loan/debt) Idiom