Jill wanted to go to the movies but she was stone-broke.
The man gambled and was soon flat broke.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
flat broke — See: STONE BROKE … Dictionary of American idioms
flat broke — See: STONE BROKE … Dictionary of American idioms
flat broke — (informal) Having no money whatsoever • • • Main Entry: ↑flat * * * flat ˈbroke idiom (BrE also stony ˈbroke) (informal) completely ↑broke … Useful english dictionary
flat broke — ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING used to emphasize that someone or something has no money at all: »A spokesman said that the credit crunch had left the company flat broke . Main Entry: ↑broke … Financial and business terms
flat broke — index impecunious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flat broke — mod. having no money at all. □ Sorry, I’m flat broke. Not a cent on me. □ You may be flat broke, but you will find a way to pay your electricity bill or you will live in the dark … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
flat broke — having no money, out of cash By the end of my first term at university, I was flat broke … English idioms
flat broke — have no money I have been flat broke since I stopped working last month … Idioms and examples
flat broke — penniless, bankrupt, destitute … English contemporary dictionary
flat broke — Penniless … A concise dictionary of English slang
