broke
I.broke1 /brəʊk $ broʊk/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑break II.broke2 BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: An old past participle of break] 1. having no money: I’m fed up with being broke all the time. flat/stony broke (=completely broke) 2. go broke if a company or business goes broke, it can no longer operate because it has no money: A lot of small businesses went broke in the recession. 3. go for broke informal to take big risks when you try to achieve something: At 2–0 down with ten minutes left, you have to go for broke. 4. if it ain't broke, don't fix it informal used to say that you should not try to improve a system, situation etc that is satisfactory
brokehu◎ | [brouk] | ※ | thời quá khứ của break | ※ | động tính từ quá khứ của break (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | khánh kiệt, túng quẫn, bần cùng |
| ◎ | [broke] | 〆 | saying & slang | | ■ | (See flat broke) |
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