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play Julius Caesar said by Mark Antony in a speech to the crowd at Caesar's funeral $\rightarrow$ see also bury one's head in the sand (HEAD$^1$)
**Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee** a book by Dee Brown which tells the story of the American West in a way that is sympathetic to the Native Americans
**bus$^1$** /bʌs/ $n$ a large passenger-carrying motor vehicle, especially one which carries the public for payment: *to go by bus* | *I saw him on the bus.* | *London's famous double-decker buses* | *yellow school buses* | *to get/catch/miss the bus* | *to pay one's bus fare* | *There is no bus service (=buses do not run) to our village.* $\rightarrow$ see also DATA BUS
$\rightarrow$ If you travel/go by bus, you take a bus to the place you are going: **I take the bus to school**. You wait for a bus at a **bus stop**. You **catch a bus** at a particular place, or when you have to hurry: *I caught the bus at the corner of Fifth Street.* | *Sally had to run to catch the bus.* At the beginning of your journey you **get on** the bus and at the end of your journey you **get off**: *Two boys got on the bus at Market Street and got off at the library.* $\rightarrow$ see also DRIVE (USAGE), STEER (USAGE), TRANSPORT (USAGE)
**bus$^2$** $v$ [T] **1** to take people somewhere by bus, especially (in the US in the 1950s) to take school students by bus to schools in other areas $\rightarrow$ see BUSING **2** *especially AmE* to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant: *Frank has a weekend job bussing tables.*
**Bu-san** /bu:'sæn/ also **Pu-san** /pu:-/ a city and port in the southeast of South Korea. It is the country's second largest city.
**bus boy** $n$ *AmE* a person employed to help a waiter in a restaurant by taking away used dishes
**bus-by** /'bʌzbi/ $n$ **1** a fur hat worn by certain British soldiers **2** *infml* for BEARSKIN
**Busby, Sir Matt** (1909-94) a British football manager, who for many years was the manager of MANCHESTER UNITED. His players, known as the Busby babes, were very successful during the 1950s, but in 1958 eight members of the team were killed in a plane crash in Munich.
**Busch Sta-di-um** /ˌbʊʃ 'steɪdiəm/ the STADIUM in St. Louis, Missouri, where the Cardinals BASEBALL team plays
**bush** /bʊʃ/ $n$ **1** [C] a low woody plant, smaller than a tree and with many stems: *a rose bush* **2** [the S] uncleared wild country, especially in Australia or Africa $\rightarrow$ see also beat about the bush (BEAT$^1$), a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (BIRD)
**Bush, George** (1924-) the 41st President of the US (1989-93). He is remembered especially for promising before his election that he would not increase taxes, using the phrase 'Read my lips – no new taxes'. But after he became President, he did in fact increase some taxes.
**Bush, George W.** (1946-) the 43rd President of the United States, from January 2001. Bush is a Republican, and is the son of former president George Bush. He was the GOVERNOR of Texas before becoming president. In the 2000 election for president, the result was very close and was not completely decided until nearly a month after the vote was held, because some votes had to be counted again in the state of Florida. Supporters of Bush's opponent, the Democrat Al Gore, believed that Gore had won more votes, but after a lot of legal activity, Bush was declared the winner. After the TERRORIST attacks in New York on September 11, 2001, Bush decided to attack Afghanistan in 2002 in order to find the leader of the group that carried out the attacks. In 2003, Bush ordered a military attack on Iraq in order to remove Saddam Hussein from power and stop any WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION from being developed or used. Many people in the US strongly support Bush, but many people do not. He was elected president for a second time in November 2004.
**bush-ba-by** /'bʊʃˌbeɪbi/ $n$ a small African animal with large eyes and ears, a long tail, and long back legs with which to jump
**bushed** /bʊʃt/ $adj$ [F] *especially AmE infml* very tired
**bush-el** /'bʊʃəl/ $n$ a unit of CAPACITY especially for measuring grain, vegetables, and fruit $\rightarrow$ see also hide one's light under a bushel (HIDE) and see TABLE 2
**Bush $^1$House** the building in London from which the BBC World Service broadcasts radio programmes abroad
**'bush $^1$league** $adj$ *AmE* unprofessional or badly done (from a name for the MINOR LEAGUES in BASEBALL in which the players have not yet reached professional standards): *His work is still strictly bush league.*
**Bush-man** /'bʊʃmən/ $n$ $pl$. **-men** /-mən/ **1** a member of a race of NOMADIC people of southern Africa **2** *not cap.* one who lives in the Australian bush
**bush-ran-ger** /'bʊʃˌreɪndʒər/ $n$ **1** someone who lives in an uncultivated or forested area with a small population away from civilization **2** a criminal living in such an area
**bush 'telegraph** $n$ [U] *BrE humor* the fast spreading of information by unofficial means: *The news spread through the whole school by bush telegraph.*
**bush-whack** /'bʊʃˌwæk/ $v$ [I;T] *AmE* to push or cut your way through trees or bushes: *Tom bushwhacked a trail ahead of us.*
**bush-whack-er** /'bʊʃˌwækər/ $n$ *AmE* someone who makes a path through thick woods, especially GUERRILLAS or others who fight in or attack from woods or rough land **—bushwhacking** $n$ [U]
**bush-y** /'bʊʃi/ $adj$ (of hair) growing thickly: *a bushy beard/tail* **—iness** $n$ [U]
**bus-i-ly** /'bɪzɪli/ $adv$ $\rightarrow$ see BUSY$^1$
**busi-ness** /'bɪznɪs/ $n$ **1** [U] the activity of buying and selling goods and services; COMMERCE: *She wants to go into business when she leaves college.* | *It's a pleasure to do business with you.* | *He set up in business as a property developer.* | *I'm here on business. (=for work and not for pleasure)* | *the oil/insurance business (=the branch of business concerned with oil/insurance)* | *He may be a friend, but business is business (=is a serious matter) and he's not the man for the job.* | *a business lunch* | *Our business hours are from 9 to 5.* **2** [U] the amount or value of trade being done: *'How's business?' 'Business is booming.' (=doing very well)* | *They are now doing almost twice as much business as they were last year.* | *They advertised their services to drum up business. (=increase it)* **3** [C] a particular money-earning activity or place, such as a shop or factory: *to start up a new business* | *He runs a small business in the town.* | *a profitable business* **4** [U] one's responsibility or concern: *A teacher's business is to help children learn.* | *What I do with my money is none of your business. (=does not concern you)* | *I wish you would mind your own business. (=not pay attention to things that do not concern you)* | *You had no business (=no right) to meddle/meddling in my affairs.* **5** [S] an affair or matter: *I don't understand this business.* | *Let's get down to the main business of the meeting. (=the matter to be considered)* | *a strange business* | *Investing in shares can be quite a risky business.* **6** [U] *tech* (in the theatre) things done by an actor apart from speaking, such as movements of the hands, the look on the face etc: *stage business* **7 business as usual** a phrase, sometimes written on a sign, meaning that a shop or other business is working normally (NORMAL) even though it is having difficulties, for example there has been a fire **8 business before pleasure** you should do your work first and then enjoy yourself afterwards **9 get down to business** to start dealing with the most important matter or subject: *We'd better stop chatting and get down to business.* **10 like nobody's/no one's business** *infml, usually apprec.* very fast or very well: *He can play the piano like nobody's business.* **11 not in the business of** not having the aim or purpose of: *This government is not in the business of cutting taxes simply in order to help the rich.* **12 out of business** no longer able to operate as a business: *These big increases in rents could put a lot of small shops out of business.* **13 something is the business** *BrE spoken* used in order to say that something is very good or works well: *This computer is the business, it's so fast.* | *Your new camera looks the business – how much did you pay for it?* **14 we're in business** also **we'll be in business** *spoken* used in order to say that you are ready to start an activity, job etc: *You've got the paint – I'll get the brushes. OK, now we're in business.* | *We're in the wrong lane if we want to take the next exit, but we can turn around up there and then we'll be in business.* $\rightarrow$ see also BIG BUSINESS, FUNNY BUSINESS, MONKEY BUSINESS, SHOW BUSINESS, **mean business** (MEAN$^2$)