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Pronunciation
Noun
busted flush (plural busted flushes)
- (UK, poker) A potential flush which ultimately was not filled.
I thought I'd draw another spade, but I ended up with a busted flush.
- (UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
2004 May 2, Andrew Rawnsley, “Mission not accomplished”, in Guardian online, UK, retrieved 14 October 2012: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?
2021 May 19, Paul Clifton asks Mick Cash, “I am retiring on my own terms”, in RAIL, number 931, page 49:"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.
Translations
potential flush which ultimately was not filled
anything which ends up worthless despite great potential