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bust-up en · NOUN
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(slang) An angry argument.
Donald Trump warned Elon Musk on Saturday that he faces “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates following the pair’s epic public bust-up this week.
2025 June 7, Edward Helmore, “Trump warns Musk of ‘very serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:“It was a real old bust-up. I do wish I knew what it was all about.”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 23:
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