to go broke
11broke — [brōk] vt., vi. pt. of BREAK adj. Informal 1. having little or no ready money 2. bankrupt go broke Informal become penniless or bankrupt go for broke Slang to risk everything on an uncertain undertaking …
12Broke — (br[=o]k), imp. & p. p. of {Break}. [1913 Webster] …
13Broke — Broke, Brooke [brʊk ], Arthur, englischer Übersetzer und Schriftsteller; ✝ 1563 (Schiffsunglück im Kanal); Verfasser der Versübersetzung »The tragicall historye of Romeus and Julieit« (1562) nach Bellefôrests »Histoire tragique« (zurückgehend… …
14broke as a joke and it ain't funny — This idiom in my opinion describes how it s not funny to be without a cent and just uses broke and joke as rhyming words that help explain this idiom a lot better …
15Broke mony — (engl., spr. Brohk Monni), alte englische Scheidemünze im 11. u. 12. Jahrh., durch das Zerbrechen des Pennys (der gleich darauf eingerichtet war) in 2 od. 4 gleiche Theile …
16broke — past of BREAK …
17broke — past tense and obsolete pp. of break (variant of broken); extension to insolvent is first recorded 1716 (broken, in this sense, is attested from 1590s). By coincidence, O.E. cognate broc meant, in addition to that which breaks, affliction,… …
18broke a leg — broke a bone in his lower leg; was successful …
19broke an arm — broke a bone in his arm …
20broke into small pieces — broke apart, shattered, smashed up …