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Meaning of busted flush | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Fehlschlag Flop Luftnummer Reinfall

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

busted pilot busted valise bustee Buster Buster Brown Buster Brown suit

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