bust up
phrasal verbbust up
- (informal) (of a couple, friends, partners, etc.
) to have an argument and separate夫妻、朋友、合伙人等 synonym break up (with somebody)吵翻;分手 - They bust up after five years of marriage.
他们结婚五年后离异了。
- They bust up after five years of marriage.
bust something up
- (informal) to make a relationship, meeting, etc. end in a way that is not gentle
synonym break something up断送;毁灭 - It was his drinking that bust up his marriage.
是他的酗酒葬送了他的婚姻。
- It was his drinking that bust up his marriage.