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Englishin the black
Meaning: Making a profit.
Example: “After a strong summer, the café is finally in the black.”
Origin: Bookkeepers traditionally recorded profits and positive balances in black ink and losses in red. "In the black" for being profitable is recorded from the 1920s.
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