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Meanings of skint in английском

Lacking funds.

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Having no money.

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Examples for "broke"
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 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
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 skint in английском
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
6
When you are skint and hungry, most things taste incredible.
The Guardian
7
If turkey drumsticks are on skint shelves, hold that bad boy like Fred Flinstone.
News.com.au
8
She teamed it with a pair of slashed, skint-tight pants and a detailed cap.
News.com.au
9
Best saved for those long, skint, winter nights ahead.
The Guardian
10
Times has been tough means me now well skint.
BBC
11
If you're Russian and rich, you're bound to get linked to a skint Premiership club.
The Guardian
12
They put all their money on black, it came up red and they are skint.
The Irish Times
13
If you're a Premiership club and skint, you're bound to get linked to a rich Russian.
The Guardian
14
Funny how they never get all misty-eyed and nostalgic for the low-profile, skint men they've known.
The Guardian
15
I would portray myself as skint but I know how to live on very little money.
Reuters
16
Being skint can lead to great clothes.
The Guardian
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