English Explanatory Dictionary

broken-down valise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who has fallen on hard times; a has-been.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken down, valise.

Word forms

broken-down valise broken-down valises

Etymology

Variant of busted valise.

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