bust on someone
v. phr.— «I knew the rumors existed. But there are nothing to the accusations. I just thought people were busting on me. I had no idea they had gone beyond the football circle.» —“McElreavy Is Under Fire; Assistant charges alcohol abuse and affair” by Sam Marchiano, John Valenti Newsday (Long Island, New York) Nov. 23, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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