Slang

Slang

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burn someone down

Language; Slang

To humiliate someone. * Man, don’t you ever burn me down like that again! * You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better.

burn someone up

Language; Slang

To make someone very angry. * That kind of thing just burns me up. * This whole business burns all of us up.

bust a move

Language; Slang

To leave (a place). * Let’s go. Time to bust a move. * Let’s bust a move. Lots to do tomorrow.

bust someone one

Language; Slang

To punch someone; to give someone a punch, probably in the face. * You better shut up, or I’ll bust you one! * You want me to bust you one? I will if you do that again.

bust something up

Language; Slang

To ruin something; to break something up. * She tried to bust my marriage up! * I hate to bust up the party, but we gotta go.

buttonhole

Language; Slang

To accost someone; to make someone listen to one. (As if grabbing someone by the coat lapel to keep them from getting away.) * The guy buttonholed me on my way out, and started asking me a lot of ...

buy someone’s wolf ticket

Language; Slang

To challenge someone’s boast or taunt. (Streets. See also sell a wolf ticket.) * He wants me to buy his wolf ticket bad. * He’s such a fighter. He’ll buy anybody’s wolf ticket.