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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. �I�m kind of broke� means �I�m kind of short of money�, right? And �I�m broke� is worse, and it means �I have no money�, right?

2. I think she�s head over heels in love with you.
- What does this mean?

3. John is so generous and mature. I think He�s my Mr. Right?
- What does �Mr.Right� mean?

Thanks a million to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[CP]

1. "Broke" does mean out of money, and "kind of" is an informal way to say "rather," so "kind of broke" means either "short of funds" or "out of money." The "kind of" in conversation may be used as a sort of softener, although the speaker really means to say that he or she is really broke, busted (Amer.), or skint (Brit.).

2. Although we are usually literally head over heels--head up top, feet down below--the expression "head over heels" means to imply flipping over someone, which really does happen when you are in love.

3. "Mr. Right" is just the generic term for the right person, the one who is meant for you, who (you hope) flips for you.

Yours truly, CP