I cannot go out tonight because I am coals and coke.
coals and coke
idiom Slang
Cockney rhyming slang · East London
broke
Origin
Since both coal and coke used to be supplied in large blocks that had to be broken down before their use.
After paying all my monthly bills, I am officially coals and coke until my next paycheck.
Despite his previous wealth, a series of unfortunate investments left him completely coals and coke, forcing him to sell his family home.
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go for broke
To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.
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the straw that broke the camel's back
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
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the stroke that broke the camel's back
Synonym of the straw that broke the camel's back.