go bust
idiom
informal
: to spend or lose all of one's money : to go broke
The company has gone bust.
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However, as noted above with Tait, teenage catcher prospects often go bust.
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
There’s no consensus about whether this tech boom is set to go bust anytime soon.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
An insurance company could sell life or health care policies, pay executives lavish salaries, and go bust when policyholders start to die off or get sick.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
But a tinge of fear is starting to shadow that exuberance as investors worry the AI boom could go bust.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2025
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
There’s no consensus about whether this tech boom is set to go bust anytime soon.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
An insurance company could sell life or health care policies, pay executives lavish salaries, and go bust when policyholders start to die off or get sick.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
But a tinge of fear is starting to shadow that exuberance as investors worry the AI boom could go bust.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Go bust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bust. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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