100+ Similes For Broke

Being “broke,” a state of financial hardship and scarcity, can be poetically described through a collection of over 100 similes, such as “as empty as a desert” and “like a tree without leaves.”

1. As penniless as a church mouse.
2. Like a wallet with holes.
3. As destitute as a beggar.
4. Like a leaking boat.
5. As empty as a barren field.
6. Like a bird without wings.
7. As impoverished as a castaway.
8. Like a sieve for money.
9. As needy as a stray dog.
10. Like a shipwreck survivor.
11. As drained as a dry well.
12. Like a cracked piggy bank.
13. As broke as a shattered mirror.
14. Like a car running on fumes.
15. As threadbare as worn-out shoes.
16. Like a rusted coin.
17. As down-and-out as a busker’s hat.
18. Like a leaky faucet.
19. As impecunious as a homeless soul.
20. Like a wilted flower.
21. As skint as a rock.
22. Like a clock with no hands.
23. As impoverished as a hermit.
24. Like a rainstorm in the desert.
25. As strapped as a tightrope walker.
26. Like a sieve for coins.
27. As cash-poor as a rainy day.
28. Like a ship without a sail.
29. As beggarly as a stray cat.
30. Like a dried-up riverbed.
31. As hard-up as a squirrel in winter.
32. Like a moth-eaten wallet.
33. As destitute as a fallen tree.
34. Like a faucet without water.
35. As needy as a newborn.
36. Like a crumpled dollar bill.
37. As flat broke as a pancake.
38. Like a piggy bank without a slot.
39. As empty-handed as a ghost.
40. Like a busker without a tune.
41. As broke as a smashed vase.
42. Like a gas tank on empty.
43. As impoverished as a stray dog.
44. Like a clock without a tick.
45. As skint as a desert.
46. Like a rainless cloud.
47. As cashless as a bank holiday.
48. Like a boat with a hole.
49. As penniless as a shadow.
50. Like a rusted safe.
51. As down-and-out as a broken ladder.
52. Like a sieve for dreams.
53. As impecunious as a tumbleweed.
54. Like a tree without leaves.
55. As strapped as a rubber band.
56. Like a faucet without a handle.
57. As hard-up as a fish out of water.
58. Like a moth-riddled coat.
59. As destitute as a lost soul.
60. Like a wallet missing bills.
61. As needy as a drought.
62. Like a ship stuck in the harbor.
63. As beggarly as a fallen leaf.
64. Like a car without wheels.
65. As flat broke as a mirror.
66. Like a piggy bank with a crack.
67. As empty-handed as a clam.
68. Like a busker without an audience.
69. As broke as a broken record.
70. Like a gas tank with no fuel.
71. As impoverished as a ghost town.
72. Like a clock without a chime.
73. As skint as a desert at noon.
74. Like a raindrop in the desert.
75. As cashless as a closed vault.
76. Like a boat without oars.
77. As penniless as a rock.
78. Like a rusted key.
79. As down-and-out as a tumbleweed.
80. Like a sieve for hope.
81. As impecunious as a stranded sailor.
82. Like a tree without roots.
83. As strapped as a snapped string.
84. As hard-up as a fisherman on land.
85. Like a moth-eaten rug.
86. As destitute as a forgotten memory.
87. Like a wallet with no seams.
88. As needy as a desert flower.
89. Like a ship without a captain.
90. As flat broke as a fractured mirror.
91. Like a piggy bank without a plug.
92. As empty-handed as a silent night.
93. Like a busker without a song.
94. As broke as a shattered dream.
95. Like a gas tank with no gas.
96. As impoverished as a ghostly apparition.
97. Like a clock without hands.
98. As skint as a sun-bleached bone.
99. Like a rainless desert.
100. As cashless as a vault with no door.
101. Like a boat without a sail.
102. As penniless as a shadow in the dark.
103. Like a rusted wheel.
104. As down-and-out as a stranded ship.
105. Like a sieve for wishes.
106. As impecunious as a wandering nomad.
107. Like a tree without leaves in winter.
108. As strapped as a snapped rubber band.
109. Like a faucet without a drop.
110. As hard-up as a kite with a broken string.
111. Like a moth-eaten book.
112. As destitute as a forgotten melody.
113. Like a wallet without a zipper.
114. As needy as a rainless cloud.
115. Like a ship without a rudder.
116. As flat broke as a shattered vase.
117. Like a piggy bank without a bottom.
118. As empty-handed as a vanishing mist.
119. Like a busker without a stage.