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Where have you heard or read 'blunder buster'?
It's new to me.
Rover
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- 04-Nov-2010, 08:28 #1
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bust something There is a phrase "blunder buster". Can we say "to bust a blunder"?
- 04-Nov-2010, 09:35 #2
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- 04-Nov-2010, 10:33 #3
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Re: bust something There was an article in "COSMOPOLITAN" called "The biggest communication mistakes women make". "Blunder buster" refers to not making them.
Originally Posted by Rover_KE 
- 04-Nov-2010, 10:41 #4
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Re: bust something It is a play on words, referring to the old gun, the blunderbuss. Originally Posted by ostap77
As you said, the article is offering advice about how to "bust" your "blunders".
You possibly could say "to bust a blunder" but it is not an idiom and you lose the play on "blunderbuss". It would probably just sound strange.
- 04-Nov-2010, 13:08 #5
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Re: bust something Other comments? Originally Posted by Munch
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