bust-up

[ buhst-uhp ]

/ ˈbʌstˌʌp /

a separation or dissolution, as of a marriage or a close friendship.

a large party, especially a noisy one.

Chiefly British. a quarrel; disturbance; punch-up.

Origin of bust-up

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase bust up

Two competing narratives over the Prince Harry / Cressida Bonas bust-up in the UK papers today.

Did Cressy and Harry Split Over a $1,000 Flight? |Tom Sykes |May 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some day of course there'll be a bust-up, and then—'three years, prisoner!'

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo
And if you put the whole lot of them at it, it would only be six weeks instead of six months before the bust-up.

The Brimming Cup |Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Reckon if there had been a bust-up the Major deserved to have to pay for the damage.

The Hero of Panama |F. S. Brereton

I've seen a bust-up on a railway afore, but bless me if this wasn't the wildest I ever seed.

The Hero of Panama |F. S. Brereton
Then, with that nasty grin of his: "You know, I'm looking after things for her since the bust-up."

The Deluge |David Graham Phillips

bust-up

/ informal /

a quarrel, esp a serious one ending a friendship, etc

British a disturbance or brawl

(intr) to quarrel and part

(tr) to disrupt (a meeting), esp violently