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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Insurers frequently go bust in Florida and Louisiana, whose own last-resort providers have ballooned. Mark Gongloff, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025 But does that mean Washington’s whole case will go bust? Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 And not only can the nursing homes not handle this volume of people, but the Medicaid system will go bust. Victoria Knight, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025 The Saints punt, giving Nix another chance. 2h ago / 5:25 PM PDT Copied Share Broncos go bust on first drive Andrew Greif The Broncos quarterback Bo Nix missed tight end Lucas Krull who was wide open on first down, then misfired on a roll-out pass on second down. Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for go bust

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“Go bust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bust. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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