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Estar sin blanca

To be broke / To have no money

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to be without a blanca' (an old Spanish coin). A colloquial and informal way to say you have no money.

See It in Context

No puedo salir esta semana, estoy sin blanca.

I can't go out this week, I'm broke.

—¿Vienes a cenar? —No puedo, estoy sin blanca hasta fin de mes.

—Are you coming for dinner? —I can't, I'm broke until the end of the month.

Después de las vacaciones siempre quedamos sin blanca.

After the holiday we're always broke.

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