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bust up

verb 5
bust-up noun 1
forms 4

verb5

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(US, informal) To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something).
- If I was school . . . I’d capitulate tomorrow. I’d bonfire the books, drain the inkwells and bust up the blackboard — if only he would stop hating. It’s wearing me out! — 1957
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(informal) To break up (end a relationship).
- I knew, because both Alison and Penny had taught me, that busting up with someone could be miserable, but I didn't know that getting off with someone could be miserable too. — 1995
(slang) To express sudden and intense emotions; to burst into loud laughter.
(slang) To shoot (someone).
(Australia, slang) To spend money wildly, especially on alcoholic drinks.

bust-up noun1

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(slang) An angry argument.
- “It was a real old bust-up. I do wish I knew what it was all about.” — 1920

forms

busted up · busting up · busts up · bust-ups

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