busted flush

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busted flush

noun busted flushes

UK 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. 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?

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noun anything which ends up worthless despite great potential

Deutsch	Reinfall, Fehlschlag, Luftnummer, Flop

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@misc{busted_flush_2026,
  title = {busted flush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/busted%20flush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}