Somebody who has lost all his money: “When the recession hit, he ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| WENT BANKRUPT | 11 |
| WENT BROKE | 11 |
| LOST HIS SHIRT | 8 |
| LOST IT ALL | 4 |
| BOTTOMED OUT | 3 |
| WENT BUST | 2 |
| WENT BUSTED | 2 |
| BOMBED | 1 |
| CRASHED | 1 |
| FELL ON HARD TIMES | 1 |
| HIT ROCK BOTTOM | 1 |
| LOST HIS SHORTS | 1 |
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