To be head over ears in debt

Similar English and Irish sayings:

Better to pay and have little than have much and be in debt Better to pay and have little than have much and be in debt
Better to go to bed supperless than to rise in debt Better to go to bed supperless than to rise in debt
There is nothing to choose between bad tongues and wicked ears There is nothing to choose between bad tongues and wicked ears

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