bust on someone
v. phr.— «Bonus points to Ryan Seacrest for calling Randy on his redundancy on the Wednesday half-hour. It’s about time the hosts busted on someone other than Simon.» —“R.J. gets voted off ‘American Idol’” by Jessica Shaw CNN.com Aug. 15, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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