“欠債”在英語口語里能怎么說?

蹩腳口語：in the debt

地道口語：in the hole

口語來源：《賞金獵人》

劇情引導：

一直走背運的米洛最近則改行當了賞金獵人，專抓違反保釋條例的蠢蛋。陰差陽錯，米洛不知咋地就接下了任務，負責把在保釋期“逃跑”的前妻妮可捉回監(jiān)獄……

- got any plans for the long weekend?

- the usual.

- what, getting drunk on cheap whiskey and smashing your fist through a wall?

- jealous?

- no, i understand. fourth of july and all. don't worry about it. i'll get somebody else.

- somebody else for what?

- an open bond just came in. but you know what? your thing sounds a lot more fun. don't worry about it. i mean, i'll find somebody else.

- whoa, hold up, heidi. i need this gig. come on, man, i'm in the hole.

- you're always in the hole.

- what's your point?

- my point is i just don't know if you're the right person for the job. this thing could be a disaster.

【臺詞翻譯】

- 周末有什么計劃么?

- 和平時一樣啊。

- 啥?喝廉價酒然后垂墻?

- 嫉妒吧?

- 不羨慕，我理解。國慶節(jié)神馬的。那你就別上心了，我回頭找別人。

- 找別人干嘛?

- 有個案子咯。不過你的生活挺不錯滴，算了吧，我找別人去。

- 等一下等一下。我需要這活兒啊，哥們，我欠著一屁股債呢。

- 你從來都欠著一屁股債的。

- 你什么意思嘛?

- 我的意思是我不敢說你是不是適合做這樁生意咯?；仡^會很難看的。

【口語講解】be in the hole

in the hole的字面意思很明顯，就是在洞里頭，這里是它的引申意思，表示欠債、賒賬。想想欠債的時候果然好像是蝸居在洞里的感覺吧?