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Also, stone or stony broke. Completely penniless. For example, I can't help you—I'm flat broke, or He's stone broke again. The first term dates from the mid-1800s and uses flat in the sense of “completely” or “downright.” The variant dates from the late 1800s.

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The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.
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Luckily enough I have this dedicated flat that is just along from my house that I go to every day.
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There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
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“We broke off shortly after because we were more ambitious,” says Lean.
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Riots broke out in 1994, after Iranian authorities replaced a Sunni mosque in Mashad with a development project.
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The volcanic eruptions of the mountains on the west broke down its barriers, and let its waters flow.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The great plague of this and the subsequent year broke out at St. Giles, London.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Senora Moreno's heart broke within her, when those words passed her lips to her adored Felipe.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

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