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Meanings of stone-broke in anglès

Lacking funds.

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Examples for "broke"
1
However, St. Louis broke through just 55 seconds into the second period.
Reuters
2
However, they broke a long list of lockdown regulations in the process.
The South African
3
Good interactions too often broke down before they reached the opposition area.
Independent.ie
4
The voice of the tall stranger in the corner broke in here:
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
5
So I had a really great year - and then went broke.
Reuters
1
In the early days of the financial crisis, ACA Capital went bust.
Reuters
2
But Polonsky soon went bust and ran afoul of the Russian state.
NY Magazine
3
The bust took place at the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The South African
4
In short, a good portion of the local stockbroking firms are bust.
The Guardian
5
In July 2012, home prices were still falling from the housing bust.
The Guardian
1
It's all very well for you to say that, but I'm skint.
Anansi Boys
2
Welcome to the world of the young, skint and self-employed.
The Guardian
3
Hostels are no longer just grotty dives for skint backpackers.
The Guardian
4
We're all so busy, and tired, not to mention skint.
The Guardian
5
I was skint, so I had a go at it.
The Guardian
1
Besides, I'm stony-broke and, financially, the great god Gibbs appeals to me.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
2
And me over there working thirteen and fourteen hours a day, and half the time stony-broke!
The Avenger
3
So I resolved to acquire a dog, and bought one from a prospector, who was stony-broke and would have sold his soul for a drink.
Prester John
4
"You never struck two such stony-broke cusses in yer life!"
The Amateur Cracksman
5
"Oh, just a couple o' stony-broke Paddylanders."
Australia Felix
Usage of stone-broke in anglès
1
It is surprising, the money that is made out of stone-broke tramps.
The Road
2
In the elegant phraseology of high society I am stone-broke.
Simon the Jester
3
I'm stone-broke, if you want to know.
The Custom of the Country
4
Men may be hard up or even stone-broke; there are slums; there are hard-worked women; but there is no general fear of poverty.
As We Are and As We May Be
5
"Then you aren't absolutely stone-broke," said Sissie, smiling.
Mr. Prohack
Stone-broke through the time