flat broke

Meaning

1. completely broke (= without money)

In the movies · 3

• Hell, TWA can't afford that. The damn airline's flat broke.The Aviator2004
• He's flat broke, obviously hungry.Trading Places1983
• We are dry, we're spent-- we're flat broke.Hedwig and the Angry Inch2001

From the same entry

• and that's flat
• as flat as a pancake
• on your back
• in a spin
• on the flat
• fall flat
• fall flat on your face
• flat out
• in… flat