write off (one's) losses

1. To record one's financial losses during the accounting process. We've had such a rough third quarter that being able to write off our losses for a tax break is the only upside.

2. By extension, to move on from a situation that has gone badly. I started out as an engineering major, but after failing all of my classes, I decided to write off my losses and switch to communications.

词组	write off (one's) losses
释义	write off (one's) losses write off (one's) losses 1. To record one's financial losses during the accounting process. We've had such a rough third quarter that being able to write off our losses for a tax break is the only upside. 2. By extension, to move on from a situation that has gone badly. I started out as an engineering major, but after failing all of my classes, I decided to write off my losses and switch to communications. See also: loss, off, write Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: What do you think? what does (one) think? pad (one's)/the accounts padding three moves are as bad as a fire moving three times is as bad as a fire make up lost ground come out the little end of the horn end (something) on a high note go out on a high note
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