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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be busted" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a colloquial expression that means "to be caught or arrested for doing something wrong or illegal." Example: "The thief tried to run away, but he was busted by the police."
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O.K.?" "Man, I thought we were all going to be busted," Benny said.
Was I about to be busted at security because I carry a spare cellphone battery?
But then the nation saw it and we were the first to be busted".
The players who have confessed their sins are not going to be busted.
"Who knew there were so many ghosts to be busted in the world?" Feig said.
So if you write "the system seeks patterns in language more than the exact same words," you'd also be busted.
Those who broke the rules would be busted down to "basic issue," or B.I., with nothing in between.
These days, the internet won't let anyone get away with such tricks; a quick Google and they'd be busted.
And the teams that can't stand the heat -- well, they may be busted to the minor leagues.
Mr. Mirchandani said smoke-friendly establishments like his "haven't been busted as much as they used to be busted".
If you made a photocopy, when you passed it through the scanner at the theater, you'd be busted.
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