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Phrase(s): bust something wide open
Go to blow something wide open., Phrase(s): bust someone wide open
Sl. to beat someone severely. (An exaggeration. Bust is a nonstandard form of burst.) • If you ever take a step onto my property, I’ll bust you wide open. • Jim threatened to bust Bill wide open.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs