go broke

1. Also, go bust. Undergo financial collapse, lose most or all of one's money. For example, The company's about to go broke, or The producer of that movie went bust. The first expression dates from the mid-1600s; the second, slangier variant dates from the mid-1800s.

Example Sentences

In this episode, Amanda explains why Brett is an example of how Ben Shapiro, the Daily Wire’s founding editor-in-chief, never really believed the “go woke, go broke” nonsense he shamelessly promotes.

From Salon

Indeed, it seems likely he never really believed the “go woke, go broke” nonsense.

From Salon

"At least back home in Nigeria, if you go broke, I can find my sister or my parents and go and eat free food. It's not the same here. You will go hungry."

From BBC

“Go broke or go to jail,” Super said.

From Salon

So it wasn’t an escape for me so much as a possible option for Los Angeles, except that we’d go broke hiring consultants, and it wouldn’t be clear who is in charge once we’re all living in a giant bunker under the Santa Monica Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

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