busted up
Wrecked beyond repair
Busted up describes something broken or damaged, often severely: The car was all busted up after the accident.
It also applies to people who are physically injured or emotionally distraught: He came home busted up from the fight, She was busted up about the divorce.
The phrase is informal and emphatic, suggesting more damage than plain "broken."
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- mauledViolently attacked, torn
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
on the rocks · heartbroken · wrecked · mangled · shattered · battered · knocked around · splintered · collapsed · estranged · alienated · cracked · crumbled · broken down · sprained · damaged · bruised · destroyed
- brokenbroken, broken down, out of order, not working, nonfunctional
busted upintact
Not damaged or altered
whole · unbroken · in one piece · undamaged · pristine
busted upcomposed
Calm and self-possessed
stoic · calm · straight-faced · content · stone-faced