bust up
verb
- break up
Wiktionary
verb
- To physically damage or ruin; to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to end (something).
“The doctor told me nothing that I didn't already know; my hand was busted up pretty good. It was too early to tell how badly it had been busted up, but I was most definitely out of the tournament.”
- To break up (end a relationship).
“I knew, because both Alison and Penny had taught me, that busting up with someone could be miserable, but I didn't know that getting off with someone could be miserable too.”
- To shoot (someone).
- To express sudden and intense emotions; to burst into loud laughter.
- To spend money wildly, especially on alcoholic drinks.