Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 31 compound words that contain bust. The most common are listed below. Open bust in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- boom and bustA pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
- bust downA woman of easy virtue.
- bust outTo escape (from); break out.
- bust-upAn angry argument.
- baby bustA decrease in the birthrate.
- bust a moveTo dance.
- beer-bustA large, usually boisterous party, as for college students, club members, or soldiers, at which beer is the sole or principal beverage and is consumed in large quantities.
- bust a gutTo work or try very hard.
- buy-bustThe police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.
- ball-bustTo attack or harm the testicles of; to engage in ballbusting.
- boom-bustContraction of boom-and-bust: A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
- go bustTo become bankrupt.
- boom or bustAlternative form of boom and bust, a pattern of great prosperity followed by recession
- bust offTo shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.
- Cali or bustExpressing a desire to work for a company in Silicon Valley, California (especially a FAANG company).
- bust-out manA cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".
- bust chopsTo nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
- bust improverA late Victorian and Edwardian-era woman’s undergarment providing padding for the breasts.
- bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
- bust a gasketAlternative form of blow a gasket: To become very angry or upset.
- bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.
- bust one's humpTo work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.
- bust one's neckTo work exceptionally hard.
- bust aroundTo attack (someone); to assault (someone).
- bust downsplural of bust down: A woman of easy virtue.
Compound words 31
- busterSomeone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
- rumbustiousSynonym of rambunctious, boisterous and unruly.
- bustlikeResembling or characteristic of a bust.
- cloudbustA cloudburst.
- overbustAbove the bust.
- mythbustTo dispel a stereotype or misconception.
- underbustBelow the bust.
- bustableThat one may be busted for
- bustheadmoonshine (strong home-brewed alcoholic drink)
- bustlingBusy; full of energy and noisy activity.