Meaning of busted flush | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A potential flush which ultimately was not filled.
   UK
2. Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
   UK, idiomatic

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Examples

“I thought I'd draw another spade, but I ended up with a busted flush.”

“If this [Tony Blair] is such an utterly busted flush of a leader, why are so many Tories and their outriders so keen to have this Prime Minister gone before he can fight another election?”

“"In November last year, at the annual conference, a decision went against me and I took the view that I couldn't carry on. I was a busted flush as the General Secretary, and in a position where I did not have the support of everyone, so it was best that I moved on.”

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