What do you mean, I've got enough money? I'm as broke as you are.
Synonyms: penniless, short, ruined, bust [informal] More Synonyms of broke
3.
See to go broke
4.
See to go for broke
broke in British English
(brəʊk)
verb
1. the past tense of break
adjective
2. informal
having no money; bankrupt
3. go for broke
broke in American English
(broʊk)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. pt. of
break
adjective Informal
2.
having little or no ready money
3.
bankrupt
Idioms:
go broke
go for broke
More idioms containing
broke
go for broke
they broke the mould when they made someone
Examples of 'broke' in a sentence
broke
Cops broke down the door of his home last night and were seen leaving with boxes and his dog.
The Sun (2016)
A third said they are broke after splashing out on presents and cannot bear to return to work.
The Sun (2016)
No wonder connections of Churchill have opted to go for broke in an awesome clash of racing's superpowers.
The Sun (2016)
Cops broke into the flat after staff in the chemist shop finally alerted them.
The Sun (2009)
Broke box office records for opening day sales.
The Sun (2009)
We could get sick or go broke.
Christianity Today (2000)
Cops broke into the flat after neighbours reported a bad smell.
The Sun (2010)
There is talk of hospitals going broke.
The Sun (2014)
Cops broke in after her parents grew worried.
The Sun (2009)
Their country is broke, so has little to lose.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it was one that both extended and broke away from classical Marxism.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
The country is broke and is horribly in debt, which needs urgent action.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He maintains he is broke after spending virtually the last 17 years behind bars.
The Sun (2013)
In fact he has been broke twice, and has always worked to an exhausting schedule.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Broke record with deadly double.
The Sun (2013)
The French broke away and scored.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He said: 'I was flat broke.
The Sun (2010)
He said: 'I was broke and reached rock bottom.
The Sun (2010)
I was an actor, flat broke and selling records at Selfridges.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
broke
British English: broke /brəʊk/ ADJECTIVE
If you are broke, you have no money.
He was broke when I married him.
American English: broke
Arabic: مُفْلِس
Brazilian Portuguese: sem dinheiro
Chinese: 一文不名的
Croatian: koji je bez novaca
Czech: na mizině
Danish: flad uden penge
Dutch: blut
European Spanish: sin un duro
Finnish: rahaton
French: fauché
German: pleite
Greek: απένταρος
Italian: al verde
Japanese: 破産した
Korean: 한푼 없는
Norwegian: blakk
Polish: spłukany
European Portuguese: falido
Romanian: falit
Russian: безденежный
Latin American Spanish: sin un centavo
Swedish: pank
Thai: ถังแตก
Turkish: züğürt
Ukrainian: розорений
Vietnamese: hết tiền
All related terms of 'broke'
break
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
busticate
to break
fast break
a play, as in basketball , in which a team quickly moves down the playing area in an attempt to score before an adequate defense can be set up
brake
Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop .
brake harrow
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel , shaft , etc, or for keeping it stationary , esp by means of friction
break dance
an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
go broke
become penniless or bankrupt
flat broke
If you say that you are flat broke , you mean that you have no money at all.
stone-broke
having no money at all; penniless
stony-broke
completely without money; penniless
go for broke
to decide to take a risk and put all your efforts or resources into one plan or idea in the hope that it will be successful
to go broke
If a company or person goes broke , they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts .
break in
If someone, usually a thief , breaks in , they get into a building by force.
break up
When something breaks up or when you break it up , it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
to go for broke
If you go for broke , you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success .
break away
If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away.
break down
If a machine or a vehicle breaks down , it stops working .
break even
to attain a level of activity, as in commerce , or a point of operation , as in gambling , at which there is neither profit nor loss
break into
If someone breaks into a building , they get into it by force.
break off
If part of something breaks off or if you break it off , it comes off or is removed by force .
break out
If something such as war , fighting , or disease breaks out , it begins suddenly.
break with
to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
break through
If you break through a barrier , you succeed in forcing your way through it.
breakaway
A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement .
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
said to mean that things should only be changed if they are wrong . The word `ain't' is a form of `isn't' which is used in informal or non-standard English.
they broke the mould when they made someone
said to mean that a particular person or thing is special or unique , and that there is nobody else or nothing else quite like them
the last straw
If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back , it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
Chinese translation of 'broke'
broke
(brəuk)
pt
ofbreak
adj
(inf, = penniless) 身无(無)分文的 (shēn wú fēnwén de)
to go broke (inf)[company, person]破产(產) (pòchǎn)
break
(breɪk)
Word forms:ptbroke
Word forms:ppbroken
vt
[cup, window etc]打碎 (dǎsuì)
[leg, arm]弄断(斷) (nòngduàn)
[equipment]损(損)坏(壞) (sǔnhuài)
[promise, contract]违(違)背 (wéibèi)
[law, rule]违(違)反 (wéifǎn)
[record]打破 (dǎpò)
[habit, pattern etc]改变(變) (gǎibiàn)
[person]毁(毀)掉 (huǐdiào)
⇒ He never let his jailers break him.他是永远不会让他的监狱看守弄垮的。 (Tā shì yǒngyuǎn bù huì ràng tā de jiānyù kāishǒu nòngkuǎ de.)
[fall, impact]减(減)弱 (jiǎnruò)
⇒ The trees broke his fall.树丛使他下落的坠势稍缓。 (Shùcóng shǐ tā xiàluò de zhuìshì shāo huǎn.)
[news]透露 (tòulù)
⇒ Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me.然后路易丝向我透露她要和我分手。 (Ránhòu Lùyìsī xiàng wǒ tòulù tā yào hé wǒ fènshǒu.)
[code]破译(譯) (pòyì)
(Tennis)[sb's serve]破发(發)成功 (pòfā chénggōng)
vi
[cup, window etc]破碎 (pòsuì)
[storm, weather]突然发(發)生 (tūrán fāshēng)
[dawn, day]破晓(曉) (pòxiǎo)
[story, news]传(傳)开(開) (chuánkāi)
(= pause, rest) 暂(暫)停 (zàntíng)
⇒ They broke for lunch.他们暂停去吃午餐了。 (Tāmen zàntíng qù chī wǔcān le.)
[wave]冲(衝)击(擊) (chōngjī)
[voice] (of boy) 变(變)声(聲) (biànshēng)
n
(c) (= rest) 休息 (xiūxi)
⇒ I'm going to have a break.我要休息一下。 (Wǒ yào xiūxi yīxià.)