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busted flush
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌbʌs.tɪd ˈflʌʃ/ us /bʌs.tɪd ˈflʌʃ/
in the card game poker, four cards of the same suit(= colour and type) and one of a different suit: （扑克）烂尾同花顺
The last card left him with a busted flush.最后一张牌让他没能组成同花顺。
something or someone that began successfully but later fails: 虎头蛇尾；有头无尾；烂尾
Chelsea look a busted flush at this point in the season.切尔西本赛季虎头蛇尾，现在看起来糟透了。
Viewers who read that their favourite show was facing cancellation felt like they'd been dealt a busted flush.
If you go down this road without a proper debate in parliament, we might as well admit that, in this land of freedom, genuine democracy is a busted flush.
"Cameron is a busted flush," said the editor of one newspaper. "He's had it."
Our booming arts, especially in the theatre, are in danger of being a busted flush.
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