flat broke

flat broke
flat broke & flat busted
Fig. having no money at all. •

Sorry, I'm flat broke. Not a cent on me.

You may be flat broke, but you will find a way to pay your electricity bill or you will live in the dark.

Mary was flat busted, and it was two more weeks before she was due to get paid.

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See: STONE-BROKE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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