bust up

Word family adjectivebustedbustynounbusterbustingbust

Examples from the Corpus

bust up• She said Gloria was always trying to bust up their conversations.

ˈbust-up noun [countableC] informal

1 RELATIONSHIPthe end of a relationship 〔关系的〕破裂，闹翻

bust-up of

the bust-up of their marriage

他们婚姻的破裂

→ bust up at bust1

2 ARGUE British EnglishBrE a very bad quarrel or fight 争吵，吵架；扭打

Cathy and I had a real bust-up yesterday.

昨天我和凯茜大吵了一场。

Examples from the Corpus

bust-up• Sold by Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie after bust-up at a charity match when he threw his shirt at the referee.• When parents refuse, there is either an almighty bust-up or a continuing groundswell of discontent that lasts for weeks.• Christie was involved in an angry bust-up with reporters and photographers outside the courtroom.• She and her boyfriend had a big bust-up over who was supposed to look after the kids.• His latest disciplinary bust-up has left senior Middlesex officials wondering whether they can ever tame the 22-year-old hothead.• But the big talking point was the first half bust-up involving the rivals managers and team officials.• Within sight of power, the group has had a public bust-up likely to reduce its appeal in the forthcoming election.• All that, and there's still the Baldwin love triangle and Jim and Gwen's bust-up to come.• Tony Snell was escorted from the Radio City premises in Liverpool after the breakfast show bust-up.• It was that bust-up which ruined team morale this season and contributed to Lancashire's desperately poor season.• After the bust-up, I didn't see Rick for several weeks.• the bust-up of their marriage

From Longman Business Dictionary

bust something → up phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT] informal

to break a unit such as a company or department into parts, or to end it completely

The auto maker may have to bust up the finance unit or sharply limit the credit it extends to buyers and dealers.

→ bust

bust-upˈbust-up noun [countableC]

1when a unit such as a company or department is broken into parts

2journalism when people disagree strongly

a boardroom bust-up, when the chief executive walked out after six weeks in the job

词汇	bust up
释义	bust up Word family adjectivebustedbustynounbusterbustingbust Examples from the Corpus bust up• She said Gloria was always trying to bust up their conversations. ˈbust-up noun [countableC] informal 1 RELATIONSHIPthe end of a relationship 〔关系的〕破裂，闹翻 bust-up of the bust-up of their marriage 他们婚姻的破裂 → bust up at bust1 2 ARGUE British EnglishBrE a very bad quarrel or fight 争吵，吵架；扭打 Cathy and I had a real bust-up yesterday. 昨天我和凯茜大吵了一场。 Examples from the Corpus bust-up• Sold by Marseille chairman Bernard Tapie after bust-up at a charity match when he threw his shirt at the referee.• When parents refuse, there is either an almighty bust-up or a continuing groundswell of discontent that lasts for weeks.• Christie was involved in an angry bust-up with reporters and photographers outside the courtroom.• She and her boyfriend had a big bust-up over who was supposed to look after the kids.• His latest disciplinary bust-up has left senior Middlesex officials wondering whether they can ever tame the 22-year-old hothead.• But the big talking point was the first half bust-up involving the rivals managers and team officials.• Within sight of power, the group has had a public bust-up likely to reduce its appeal in the forthcoming election.• All that, and there's still the Baldwin love triangle and Jim and Gwen's bust-up to come.• Tony Snell was escorted from the Radio City premises in Liverpool after the breakfast show bust-up.• It was that bust-up which ruined team morale this season and contributed to Lancashire's desperately poor season.• After the bust-up, I didn't see Rick for several weeks.• the bust-up of their marriage From Longman Business Dictionary bust something → up phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT] informal to break a unit such as a company or department into parts, or to end it completely The auto maker may have to bust up the finance unit or sharply limit the credit it extends to buyers and dealers. → bust bust-upˈbust-up noun [countableC] 1when a unit such as a company or department is broken into parts 2journalism when people disagree strongly a boardroom bust-up, when the chief executive walked out after six weeks in the job
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