Usage of "stone-broke"

Lacking funds.

Términos relacionados

poor

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Examples for "broke"

However, St. Louis broke through just 55 seconds into the second period. 
 Reuters 

However, they broke a long list of lockdown regulations in the process. 
 The South African 

Good interactions too often broke down before they reached the opposition area. 
 Independent.ie 

The voice of the tall stranger in the corner broke in here: 
 Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil 

So I had a really great year - and then went broke. 
 Reuters 

In the early days of the financial crisis, ACA Capital went bust. 
 Reuters 

But Polonsky soon went bust and ran afoul of the Russian state. 
 NY Magazine 

The bust took place at the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. 
 The South African 

In short, a good portion of the local stockbroking firms are bust. 
 The Guardian 

In July 2012, home prices were still falling from the housing bust. 
 The Guardian 

It's all very well for you to say that, but I'm skint. 
 Anansi Boys 

Welcome to the world of the young, skint and self-employed. 
 The Guardian 

Hostels are no longer just grotty dives for skint backpackers. 
 The Guardian 

We're all so busy, and tired, not to mention skint. 
 The Guardian 

I was skint, so I had a go at it. 
 The Guardian 

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 

And me over there working thirteen and fourteen hours a day, and half the time stony-broke! 
 The Avenger 

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 

"You never struck two such stony-broke cusses in yer life!" 
 The Amateur Cracksman 

"Oh, just a couple o' stony-broke Paddylanders." 
 Australia Felix 

Uso de stone-broke en inglés

It is surprising, the money that is made out of stone-broke tramps. 
 The Road 

In the elegant phraseology of high society I am stone-broke. 
 Simon the Jester 

I'm stone-broke, if you want to know. 
 The Custom of the Country 

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 

"Then you aren't absolutely stone-broke," said Sissie, smiling. 
 Mr. Prohack 

Stone-broke a través del tiempo

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Significados de stone-broke en inglés