Смысл: block-buster

block-buster[ʹblɒk͵bʌstə]
n разг.
<Í> 1. сл. бомба большого калибра
2. кино дорогостоящий кинофильм, отличающийся пышностью постановки
3. спекулянт городской недвижимостью (домами, участками)

buste Идиома

busted

charged by the police, arrested Shane got busted for trafficking. He sold cocain to some kids.

dingbusted

damn, blasted, consarned, darn I couldn't reach the dingbusted switch to turn on the light.

busted in

1. intoxicated; drunk:"I had 6 OEs and now I'm busted in"
2. hung-over:"After that party last night, I'm too busted in to take that exam"

busted up

ruined

busters

the police

come on like gangbusters

Idiom(s): come on like gangbusters

Theme: BEHAVIOR - WILD

to approach people in a wild and exciting manner; to seem very active and pushy when approaching people.
• Why is she so unpolished? She comes on like gangbusters and frightens people away.
• The people in this town seem to come on like gangbusters, and they seem very rude at first.

Busted flush

Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.

be busted

be busted
1) Also, go bust. Become bankrupt, financially ruined. For example, Who knew that the brokerage firm would be busted? [Slang; early 1800s] Also see under go broke.
2) Also, get busted. Be demoted, as in If you're caught gambling you'll get busted to private. This usage originated in the military and still most often denotes a reduction in rank. [c. 1800]
3) Also, get busted. Be arrested or turned over to the police, as in The gang members were sure they'd get busted. [Mid-1900s]

gangbuster

gangbuster
like gangbusters
Slang
With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.

like gangbusters

like gangbusters
Energetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage—the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters. This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters, which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [Slang; late 1930s]