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Meanings of stone-broke in English

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 English
        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