in the red

== English == === Etymology === From the standard accounting practice of using red ink to denote negative values, especially a net loss. The first known written use of the phrase is from the "Wise-crack dictionary" (1926) by George H. Maines and Bruce Grant.[1] === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === in the red (idiomatic, accounting) Having net losses; in debt. ==== Synonyms ==== in the hole ==== Antonyms ==== in the black ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nithered