broke

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

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)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke