Be Broke Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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be broke What does be broke mean?	be without money.	"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'mcompletely broke until payday."
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throw in the towel/sponge What does "throw in the towel/sponge" mean?	admit defeat, stop fighting (in a boxing match a towel is thrown into the ring to admit defeat)	admit defeat, stop fighting (in a boxing match a towel is thrown into the ring to admit defeat)The candidate threw in the towel early in the evening of the election when it became impossible for her to win.

stack What does "stack" mean?	pile of toast, French toast, or pancakes
square up to (someone or something) What does "square up to (someone or something)" mean?	to face someone or something bravely	The young man was forced to square up to the mistakes that he had made.
shuttle (someone) from place to place What does "shuttle (someone) from place to place" mean?	to move someone from place to place	The volunteer drivers shuttled the athletes from place to place during the sports event.
tight spot What does "tight spot" mean?	a difficult situation	The computer company has been in a tight spot since the shortage of computer chips appeared.
Nothing to crow about What does "Nothing to crow about" mean?	If something's nothing to crow about, it's not particularly good or special.
no joy What does "no joy" mean?	no contact; nothing identified.	No joy, I don't see anything.

read to oneself What does "read to oneself" mean?	to read without saying anything so that other people cannot hear you	I spent the morning in the library reading to myself.
with bells on What does "with bells on" mean?	very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good time.	A: "Are you going to Sandra's party?" B: "I'll be there with bells on!"
have (someone or something) on one's hands What does "have (someone or something) on one's hands" mean?	to be burdened with someone or something	I do not want to have the cancellation of the party on my hands.
cut the crap What does "cut the crap" mean?	stop talking nonsense; cease lying
blackball (someone) What does "blackball (someone)" mean?	to exclude or ostracize someone socially, to reject someone	The businessman was blackballed in the industry because of his bad business practices.
give (someone or something) the thumbs up What does "give (someone or something) the thumbs up" mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	The city gave the music festival organizers the thumbs up for the music festival.

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