bust on someone

bust on someone
 v. phr.β€” Β«You bring up a peeve that I haveβ€”older children still breastfeeding.…But, again, I hate to bust on them because what do I know.Β» β€”β€œBreastfeeding” by vraiblonde Southern Maryland Community Forums Mar. 14, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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