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They knocked themselves out. They weren't tightwads. They moved overseas, because they wanted to get rid of debts. If they hadn't been cocky, they wouldn't have asked money too often. It was lousy for their. And now they are swamped to get back their debts. If they had declared bankrupt themselves, they would have elude from moving. But the bankruptcy leaves with huge letigation exposure. If they had been more humble, they woudn't have ti cut loose with their past life.
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Little note
They knocked themselves out. They weren't tightwads. They moved overseas, because they wanted to get rid of debts. If they hadn't been cocky, they wouldn't have asked money too often. It was lousy for their. And now they are swamped to get back their debts. If they had declared bankrupt themselves, they would have elude from moving. But the bankruptcy leaves with huge letigation exposure. If they had been more humble, they woudn't have ti cut loose with their past life.I'm not sure what you are trying to say in the note, but I can clarify your use of some of the English idioms you have used in the paragraph.
1. "They knocked themselves out" usually means that they have put in a lot of effort to do something. For example, They knocked themselves out trying to finish studying for the big test that they have tomorrow. One usually knocks themselves out doing some action.
2."They weren't tight-wads" A tight-wad is essentially someone who saves their money and NEVER spends it. For example, That guy will never buy new car, even if it falls apart. He's such a tight-wad.
3. "And now they are swamped" usually means when someone is overwhelmed or in a situation that is very difficult to get out of. For example, I am so swamped with debt. I don't know how I am going to get the money to pay for all of these bills.
4. "Cocky" is a way of explaining a person who a very sure or very proud of themselves, to the point of being very aggressive. Picture a tough guy puffing out his chest, flexing his muscles, lifting his chin up, and nodding his head at you, That's cocky.
Hopefully that helps with context. Good luck with studying English....
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They knocked themselves out. They weren't tight-wads. They moved overseas because they wanted to evade their debts. If they hadn't been so cocky, they wouldn't have asked for money so often.* It was lousy for them. And now they are swamped to pay back their debts. If they had declared themselves bankrupt, they could have avoided the move. But bankruptcy leaves one highly exposed to litigation. If they had been more humble, they would not have had to cut loose their past life/lives.*if the wall had not been so high, she would not have had so deep a cut from her fall. If the paint on the park bench had not been so new, he would not have had so big a stain on his trousers. etc etc.
Very well written!
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