go broke

idiom

informal
: to spend or lose all of one's money
He went broke after he lost his job.
The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.

Examples of go broke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If oil prices drop, Baghdad will go broke even quicker. Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023 To to avoid having people go broke, being taken to the hospital and the. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022 These lower figures don’t mean healthcare providers would suddenly go broke. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021 Golfers also might not go broke chasing their dream. Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 21 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for go broke 

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“Go broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20broke. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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