dead broke
Example Sentences
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I was writing really well, but dead broke.
From Salon • May 15, 2015
Hahn has come a long way from dead broke.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2015
“We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2014
The transit system in New York has turned into Greece: dead broke.
From New York Times • May 26, 2010
When the baby girl, named Linah, finally arrived, the family was dead broke, and my mother had to beg for money to buy diapers and baby food and medicine.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
