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Definition of
broke verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
broke
verb
/brəʊk/
/brəʊk/
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past tense of
break
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broke
adjective
broke
stony broke
flat broke
go for broke
all hell broke loose
if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
they broke the mold (when they made somebody/something)
they broke the mould (when they made somebody/something)
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Idioms
go for broke
all hell broke loose
if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
they broke the mold (when they made somebody/something)
they broke the mould (when they made somebody/something)
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