broker than the Ten Commandments

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broker than the Ten Commandments

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A pun on the sense of broke 'without money' and broken, with potential reference both to Moses' destruction ('breaking') of the tablets on Mount Sinai (Exodus 32:19) and sinners' violation ('breaking') of the Ten Commandments in daily life.

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comparative only, dated, humorous Extremely impoverished. I needed money—Dad would have said I was broker than the Ten Commandments—so I went to get my old job back...
Similar: impoverished

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"broker than the Ten Commandments." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/broker%20than%20the%20ten%20commandments. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

broker than the Ten Commandments. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/broker%20than%20the%20ten%20commandments

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"broker than the Ten Commandments." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/broker%20than%20the%20ten%20commandments.

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@misc{broker_than_the_ten_commandments_2026,
  title = {broker than the Ten Commandments},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broker%20than%20the%20ten%20commandments},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}