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stony-broke

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stony-broke
adj
Brit slang completely without money; penniless US and Canadian term stone-broke
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Adj.1.stony-broke - lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
broke, bust, skint, stone-broke
poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
Translations
stony-broke [ˈstəʊnɪˈbrəʊk] ADJ to be stony-broke (Brit) → estar sin un duro, estar pelado, estar sin un peso(LAm)
stony-broke [ˌstəʊnɪˈbrəʊk] adj (fam) to be stony-broke → essere al verde, essere in bolletta
stony-broke [ˌstəʊnɪˈbrəʊk] adj (fam) to be stony-broke → essere al verde, essere in bolletta


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