bust something up — ˌbust sthˈup derived (informal) to make sth end by disturbing or ruining it Syn: ↑break something up • It was his drinking that bust up his marriage. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bust something up — tv. to ruin something; to break something up. □ She tried to bust my marriage up! CD I hate to bust up the party, but we gotta go … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bust something wide open — Go to blow something wide open … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bust up phrasal — verb informal 1 (I) to argue angrily and stop being lovers, partners, or friends: They bust up after six years of marriage. 2 (transitive bust something up) to prevent something from continuing: Angry protesters bust up the meeting. 3 (transitive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bust out — intransitive verb : to fail to attain in a school or training program the minimum grades required for continuing : flunk out transitive verb 1. dialect : to plough out 2. : to drop (as from a school or training program) usually because of failure … Useful english dictionary
bust up — verb smash or break forcefully The kid busted up the car • Syn: ↑wreck, ↑wrack • Derivationally related forms: ↑wrack (for: ↑wrack), ↑wreck ( … Useful english dictionary
bust — [[t]bʌ̱st[/t]] busts, busting, busted (The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.… … English dictionary
bust — ▪ I. bust bust 1 [bʌst] adjective informal FINANCE go bust if a business goes bust, it cannot continue to operate because it does not have enough money to pay its debts: • The company eventually went bust, leaving debts of £7 million. [m0] ▪ II … Financial and business terms
Bust (magazine) — BUST is an United States based feminist magazine that addresses a variety of young women s interests, including celebrity interviews, music, fashion, art, crafting, sex and news.BUST s official Web site [http://bust.com bust.com ] features the… … Wikipedia
bust a gut — (informal) To make a great deal of strenuous effort • • • Main Entry: ↑gut * * * bust a gut informal phrase to try extremely hard to achieve something I nearly bust a gut trying to get the job finished on time. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut (doing something do something) — bust a ˈgut (doing sth/to do sth) idiom (informal) to make a great effort to do sth • It s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. Main entry: ↑bustidiom … Useful english dictionary
