B1idiominformalmoneyIELTS-friendly
go broke
USUK
to lose all your money, or for a business to fail because it has no money
Informal. 'I'm broke' means you have no money right now; 'go broke' is the change from having money to having none.
In context
He spent so much on his wedding that he nearly went broke.
Many small cafés went broke when rents in the city centre doubled.
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth