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(pluralbusted flushes)

. FLUSH (noun) The noun FLUSH has 7 senses: 1. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health. Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) 4. A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit.

1. (Britain,poker) A potential flush which ultimately was not filled.

   I thought I'd draw another spade, but I ended up with a busted flush.

2. (Britain,idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
   • 2004 May 2, Andrew Rawnsley, 'Mission not accomplished,' Guardian online (UK) (retrieved 14 Oct 2012):

     If this [Tony Blair] is such an utterly busted flush of a leader, why are so many Tories and their outriders so keen to have this Prime Minister gone before he can fight another election?

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