busted flush
Noun

busted flush (plural busted flushes)

  1. (UK, 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. (UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
    • 2004 May 2, Andrew Rawnsley, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1208091,00.html 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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