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an honest broker
An unbiased or objective mediator. We can't have your mother decide this for us—we need an honest broker. When the two sides could not agree on the terms of the new contract, an honest broker was brought in. An honest broker will hear both sides of the story and then make a judgment accordingly.
be broker than the Ten Commandments
dated, humorous To have no money at all; to be completely broke. Man, I'm broker than the Ten Commandments. I get paid next week, though—can we get dinner then? I've been broker than the Ten Commandments since I got that huge medical bill.
broker than the Ten Commandments
dated, humorous Having no money at all; completely broke. Man, I'm broker than the Ten Commandments. I get paid next week, though—can we get dinner then? I've been broker than the Ten Commandments since I got that huge medical bill.
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an honest broker
a disinterested intermediary or mediator.This expression is a translation of the German ehrlicher Makler . In a speech in 1878 the German statesman Bismarck ( 1815–98 ) recommended adopting this role in peace-making, and the phrase became one of his sobriquets.
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