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busted flush in British Englishnoun1. a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt 2. informal a person or thing that fails to live up to early promise Examples of 'busted flush' in a sentencebusted flush This, though, falls a long way short of considering it a busted flush.Like a broken council loo, the opposition have become a busted flush.All, in different ways, are a cultural busted flush.Arsenal look a busted flush - sixth at best.Sterling right now is a busted flush.He's a busted flush, not a matchwinner, these days.He was a busted flush, rumbled, found out and found wanting.It looked a busted flush after 11 minutes.If social democracy fails here, it is pretty much a busted flush. |