1. bankrupt
to go bankrupt
He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.
His company went bankrupt, and to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.
We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.
If this organization is left as it is, it will soon go bankrupt; its recovery is as difficult as swapping horses while crossing a stream.
The talented finance minister's ingenuity has helped his bankrupt nation to get out of the red.
Having fallen victim to increased competition, the company went bankrupt.
They neglected his advice, with the result the their company went bankrupt.
Somehow, a nearly bankrupt third-party publisher flashed the new Castlevania game onto the memory incompletely. As a result, an entire generation of kids in Macon, Georgia unanimously condemned it as "Simon Does Nothing but Fall into a Bottomless Pit."
The nation's finances are bankrupt because of the war.
That's a bankrupt idea, as the history of modern politics readily shows.
This plan will bankrupt the economy of our town.
Thieving employees almost drove the company bankrupt before the thefts were discovered.
National economies were bankrupt, civil societies fragile, and social services on the verge of collapse.
Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
2. broke
I'm broke.
He broke down completely on hearing of his daughter's death.
I accidentally kicked a large rock and broke my toe.
I'd like to go with you, but I'm broke.
My car, which broke down yesterday, has not been repaired yet.
My friend broke up with his girlfriend and now he wants to go out with me.
Tom broke his right leg and was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
I had had my watch repaired, but it broke again.
I just lost at the races so I'm flat broke.
We talked and talked until the day broke.
As is often the case with her, she broke her promise.
An awning broke his fall and saved his life.
Tom has been avoiding me like the plague ever since he broke my glasses.
When I was in London last year, someone broke into my room and stole my wallet.
He fell down from the roof, and what made the matter worse, broke his leg.