"He’s broke as a stick horse" nghĩa là gì?

"He’s broke as a stick horse" = bần cùng như con ngựa gỗ -> nghĩa là túng quẫn, khó khăn, nghèo nàn.

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I just don't have any money and I'm broke as a stick horse.

We're as broke as a stick horse, but we've never been as happy. Such a bad marriage!

As a first-year student, he's broke as a stick horse. Therefore, he tried to work as a security staff for a café.

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