busted flush
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌbʌs.tɪd ˈflʌʃ/us/bʌs.tɪd ˈflʌʃ/in thecardgamepoker, fourcardsof the samesuit(=colourandtype)and one of a differentsuit:
（扑克）烂尾同花顺The lastcardlefthim with abustedflush.最后一张牌让他没能组成同花顺。
something or someone thatbegansuccessfullybutlaterfails:
虎头蛇尾；有头无尾；烂尾Chelsealookabustedflushat thispointin theseason.切尔西本赛季虎头蛇尾，现在看起来糟透了。
- Viewers whoreadthattheirfavouriteshow wasfacingcancellationfeltlike they'd beendealtabustedflush.
- If you go down thisroadwithout aproperdebateinparliament, we might as welladmitthat, in thislandoffreedom,genuinedemocracyis abustedflush.
- "Cameron is abustedflush," said theeditorof onenewspaper. "He's had it."
- Ourboomingarts,especiallyin thetheatre, are indangerof being abustedflush.
Card games
- all in
- bidding
- canasta
- card sharp
- deal
- dealer
- diamond
- flush
- jack
- joker
- pass
- pool
- re-raise
- rebid
- recut
- rookie card
- royal flush
- solitaire
- spade
- straight
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