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Meaning of broken vessel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.

idiomatic

Examples

“I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.”
“I am a broken vessel, Lord rubble where a soul should be.”
“2005. Kara Williamson, quote in Undisguised, the new project by singer/songwriter Kara Williamson, Your Guide to Christian Music, Gospel, Feb 4 2005.https://web.archive.org/web/20060529091348/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/upcomingreleases/a/aakaraWundisg.htm I’m a broken vessel—thankfully, God uses broken vessels.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

broken wind broken window broken windows broken windows policing broken windows theory broken-down

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