mắc nợ 
to be in debt [ mắc ] : (1) to be expensive; (2) to be caught (in a trap, disaster), hang on a peg
[ nợ ] : debt; to owe, be indebted to
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Most Common Compounds Set 2 :
mắc nợ ngập đầu to be in debt over one’s head mang công mắc nợ to contract or incur debts, get or run or fall into debt người mắc nợ debtor