BRÛLÉ, _m. and adj._ (popular), _failure of an undertaking_; (familiar) Il doit de l’argent partout il est ---- dans le pays, _he owes money to everybody, his credit is gone_. C’est un article ----, _an article which will no longer sell_. L’épicier est ----, _the grocer refuses any more credit_. Un politicien ----, _a politician whose influence is gone_. Un auteur ----, _an author who has spent himself_, _no longer in vogue_. Une fille brûlée, _a girl who in spite of assiduous attendance at balls, &c., has failed to obtain a husband_. Une affaire brûlée, _an unsuccessful undertaking, or spoilt by bad management_. Un acteur ----, _an actor who for some reason or other can no longer find favour with the public_. BRÛLÉE, _f._ (popular), _severe thrashing_; _defeat_; _hurried and unlawful auction for contracts_. BRÛLER (theatrical), à la rampe _is said of an actor who performs as if he were alone, and without regard to the common success of the play, or his colleagues_; ---- du sucre, _to obtain applause_. (Popular) Brûler, abbreviation of brûler la cervelle, _to blow one’s brains out_. Fais le mort ou je te brûle, _don’t budge, or I blow your brains out_. En ---- une, _to smoke_, “to blow a cloud.” (Thieves’) Brûler le pégriot, _to obliterate all traces of a theft or crime_. Ne ---- rien, _to suspect nothing_. BRÛLEUR, _m._ (theatrical), de planches, _spirited actor_. BRUSQUER (gamesters’), la marque, _to mark more points than have been scored, when playing cards_. BRUTAL, _m._ (familiar), _cannon_. BRUTIFIER (popular), _to make one stupid by dint of upbraiding or badgering him_. BRUTION, _m._ (students’), _cadet of the_ “_Prytanée Militaire de la Flèche_,” a Government school for the sons of officers. BRUTIUM, _m._, “_Prytanée Militaire de la Flèche_.” From Brutus, probably on account of the strict discipline in that establishment. BRUTUS, _m._ (thieves’), _Brittany_. Bruyances, _f. pl._ (familiar), _great puffing up in newspapers or otherwise_. BU, _adj._ (popular), _in liquor_, “tight.” See POMPETTE. Eh ben! oui, j’suis bu. Et puis, quoi? Qué qu’vous m’voulez, messieurs d’la rousse? Est-c’que vous n’aimez pas comme moi A vous rincer la gargarousse? =RICHEPIN=, _La Chanson des Gueux_. BÛCHE, _f._ Literally _log_; (tailors’) _article of clothing_. Coller sa ---- au grêle, _to remit a piece of work to the master_. Temps de ----, _worktime_. (Popular) Bûche, _lucifer match_; (thieves’) ---- flambante, or plombante, _lucifer match_. BÛCHER (familiar), _to work hard_, “to sweat;” _to belabour_, “to lick.” (Popular) Se ----, _to fight_, “to slip into one another.” BÛCHERIE, _f._ (popular), _fight_, “mill.” BÛCHEUR, _m._ (familiar), _one who works hard_, “a swat.” BUEN-RETIRO, _m._ (familiar), _private place of retirement_; (ironically) _latrines_, or “West Central.”