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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"go broke get rich"

Hello,

if one says disappointedly: "I’m going broke getting rich."

what does it mean?

Thanks.
  

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It means that he is failing in his scheme to get rich. He is spending too much money building his business, which is not making an adequate profit.

— Mister Micawber

  • It means that he is failing in his scheme to get rich.
  • He is spending too much money building his business, which is not making an adequate profit.
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It means that he is failing in his scheme to get rich. He is spending too much money building his business, which is not making an adequate profit.
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