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If busted means stopped working, the radio was busted. how come "bust ones butt" means work hard?
Like many English words, 'bust' has more than one meaning - see Definitions of bust - OneLook Dictionary Search .If "busted" means "stopped working", "the radio was busted". how come "bust ones butt" means "work hard"?
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