flat broke
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The woman making the request, Suerkis Polanco, explained that her family was flat broke and facing eviction from their “chete” in early January.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
When he was first elected in 1979, he was flat broke.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
Her family’s sizable investment came up flat broke.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
Wedding gifts are part of the current set of traditions for saying “Yay!” when a couple marries, and that applies whether a couple is flat broke or flush.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021
He was a few dollars short of flat broke and only marginally employed at the depths of the Depression.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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