bust up

démolir, faire capoter, faire faillite

Détruire gravement quelque chose, y mettre fin ou échouer complètement, surtout dans les affaires.

En anglais simple : To badly damage something, bring it to an end, or fail completely, especially in business.

• They busted up the table.
• Several small businesses busted up during the crisis.
• The angry crowd busted up the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : bust something up (They busted the chairs up during the fight.)

Synonymes : wreck, ruin, break up

Expressions courantes : bust up something, bust up furniture, bust up businesses

rompre, se séparer

Mettre fin à une relation amoureuse ou provoquer la séparation d’un couple.

En anglais simple : To end a romantic relationship or make a couple separate.

• They busted up last year.
• She busted up with her boyfriend after another argument.
• Their constant fighting finally busted the marriage up.

Comment l'utiliser : bust up with someone (He busted up with his girlfriend last month.); bust someone/something up (The argument busted their marriage up.)

Synonymes : break up, split up, separate

Expressions courantes : bust up suddenly, bust up couples

éclater de rire

Exprimer soudain une émotion forte, surtout en riant très fort.

En anglais simple : To suddenly show strong feelings, especially by laughing loudly.

• Everyone busted up laughing.
• She busted up when she heard the joke.
• I tried to stay serious, but I busted up again.

Comment l'utiliser : bust up laughing (We busted up laughing at his silly dance.)

Synonymes : burst out laughing, crack up

Expressions courantes : bust up laughing, bust up suddenly

tirer sur, cribler de balles

Tirer sur une personne avec une arme à feu.

En anglais simple : To shoot someone with a gun.

• He threatened to bust them up.
• The gunman busted his rival up outside the club.
• She feared the gang would bust her up if she talked.

Comment l'utiliser : bust someone up (The gangster threatened to bust him up.)

Synonymes : shoot, gun down

Expressions courantes : bust someone up, bust up someone

dilapider, claquer

Dépenser beaucoup d’argent sans réfléchir, surtout en boissons alcoolisées.

En anglais simple : To spend a lot of money carelessly, especially on alcoholic drinks.

• He busted up all his wages.
• They busted up their money on drinks that night.
• She warned him not to bust up his pay at the pub.

Comment l'utiliser : bust up money on something (He busted up his wages on beer.)

Synonymes : squander, blow, waste

Contraires : save

Expressions courantes : bust up wages, bust up money