When someone has -20$ or less in his or her bank account?

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What expression do we use in English when somebody has -20$ or less in his or her bank account?
 

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They are 'in the red' or overdrawn when their balance is less than zero.
 

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I'd say that person was broke.
 

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I notice that subject belong to the daily life, when you got paid in that circumstance that's a relief and then anybody try to figure out how to avoid that unpleasant situation.
 

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What expression do we use in English when somebody has -20$ or less in his or her bank account?

It's probably "the end of the month"! ;-)
 
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