Bust

If something is a “bust,” it is a complete failure, or a flop.

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If something is a “bust,” it is a complete failure, or a flop. Trump famously promised to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico. At first glance, this was a “bust,” or a complete failure, since only sections of the wall were actually built. The new business was a “bust” and they closed after only three months.

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