To lose all your money; to become bankrupt.
Потерять все свои деньги; обанкротиться. (poterjat vse svoi den'gi; obankrotitsya)
"Many small investors went broke after the market crash."
"Многие мелкие инвесторы обанкротились после обвала рынка." (mnogi melkye investor obankrotlis posle obvala rynka)
Entering into a strange, complicated, or bizarre situation.
No matter how bad things look, you can still hope.
to have an advantage or be well prepared
to go from a bad situation to a worse one
to make a bad situation even more difficult or unpleasant
to be competent or deserving respect in one’s field