In the red

• Pulled too much into the red
• Like an insufficient account
• Bank's bad news
• Like a bounced check

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account" to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: overstate , exaggerate , hyperbolize , hyerbolise , magnify , amplify ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overdraw \O`ver*draw"\, v. t. [imp. Overdrew ; p. p. Overdrawn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdrawing .] To exaggerate; to overdo. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in one's account. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (past participle of overdraw English)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ If you are overdrawn , there's a $25 fee to pay. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I have been charged twice in one month for one small overdrawn amount. ▪ Lord Alexander is against the Government's policy of a spending-led ...