Stony-broke (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She had to borrow money from her parents as she was stony-broke after the expensive holiday.
- After the layoff, John found himself stony-broke with no job prospects in sight.
- Despite his promising career, the young actor was stony-broke, struggling to make ends meet in the city.
- Emma was stony-broke by the middle of the month, so she had to cut back on non-essential expenses.
- After his business went bankrupt, he was stony-broke and had to start from scratch.