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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Burst

To inform against an accomplice. Slang variety of “split” (turn king's evidence, impeach). The person who does this splits or breaks up the whole concern.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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