bust up

ぶち壊す、めちゃくちゃにする、倒産する

物事をひどく壊す、終わらせる、または特に商売で完全に失敗すること。

やさしい英語で： To badly damage something, bring it to an end, or fail completely, especially in business.

• They busted up the table.
• Several small businesses busted up during the crisis.
• The angry crowd busted up the meeting.

使い方： bust something up (They busted the chairs up during the fight.)

類義語： wreck, ruin, break up

よく使う表現： bust up something, bust up furniture, bust up businesses

別れる、別れさせる

恋人と別れる、または恋人同士を別れさせること。

やさしい英語で： To end a romantic relationship or make a couple separate.

• They busted up last year.
• She busted up with her boyfriend after another argument.
• Their constant fighting finally busted the marriage up.

使い方： bust up with someone (He busted up with his girlfriend last month.); bust someone/something up (The argument busted their marriage up.)

類義語： break up, split up, separate

よく使う表現： bust up suddenly, bust up couples

大笑いする、笑い出す

特に大声で笑うなどして、強い感情を突然表すこと。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly show strong feelings, especially by laughing loudly.

• Everyone busted up laughing.
• She busted up when she heard the joke.
• I tried to stay serious, but I busted up again.

使い方： bust up laughing (We busted up laughing at his silly dance.)

類義語： burst out laughing, crack up

よく使う表現： bust up laughing, bust up suddenly

銃で撃つ

人を銃で撃つこと。

やさしい英語で： To shoot someone with a gun.

• He threatened to bust them up.
• The gunman busted his rival up outside the club.
• She feared the gang would bust her up if she talked.

使い方： bust someone up (The gangster threatened to bust him up.)

類義語： shoot, gun down

よく使う表現： bust someone up, bust up someone

浪費する、酒に使い果たす

特に酒などに、考えなしに大金を使うこと。

やさしい英語で： To spend a lot of money carelessly, especially on alcoholic drinks.

• He busted up all his wages.
• They busted up their money on drinks that night.
• She warned him not to bust up his pay at the pub.

使い方： bust up money on something (He busted up his wages on beer.)

類義語： squander, blow, waste

反対語： save

よく使う表現： bust up wages, bust up money