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broke
[ brohk ]
verb
- a simple past tense of break.
- Nonstandard. a past participle of break.
- Archaic. a past participle of break.
adjective
- without money; penniless.
Synonyms: , ,
Synonyms: , ,
noun
- Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
- brokes, wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep.
broke
/ əʊ /
verb
- the past tense of break
adjective
- informal.having no money; bankrupt
- go for broke slang.to risk everything in a gambling or other venture
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of broke1
Idioms and Phrases
- go broke,
- to become destitute of money or possessions.
- to go bankrupt:
In that business people are forever going broke.
- go for broke, to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost.
More idioms and phrases containing broke
see flat broke ; go broke ; go for (broke) ; if it ain't broke don't fix it . Also see under break .Example Sentences
Despite making up just 5.5% of Australia's population, Chinese Australians were said to be a crucial to the Labor party's win in 2022, which broke nearly a decade of rule by the Liberal-National coalition.
Journalism trainer Michael McCarthy and Aron Wellman, managing partner of Journalism’s ownership group, broke into the business together and have strong bond.
However the teenager improved as the match went on and broke back in leg eight before seeing out the game with a last-leg shootout win.
The Gazan children are the first to be granted temporary UK visas since the war between Hamas and Israel broke out in October 2023.
Since news of the rescue broke, his mother and one of his brothers have been detained in Pakistan, accused of collecting money on Gujjar's behalf from people buying routes to Europe.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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