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
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
Left there nearly flat broke and a broken golfer.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 7, 2020
“Scared. And quite frankly, I don’t blame him. I want to get him to a doctor, but I’m flat broke and so is he.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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