bust out
phrasal verb
busted out also bust out; busting out; busts out
informal
1
: to begin (doing something) suddenly
She just busted out laughing.
2
bust out (something)
or bust (something) out
: to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used : to break out
He busted out the champagne.
3
: to escape from a prison, jail, etc.
Two prisoners busted out of jail.
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Ginger Hobbs, who lives on Mock Street, said the storm busted out one window and destroyed a wood privacy fence on her property.
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Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
After a frustrating year spent on the sidelines with a broken finger, Bristol's Victor Rosa is ready to bust out again for bowl-bond UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
So a week after winning immunity and busting out the Ray Lewis dance for host Jeff Probst, Ortis had his torch snuffed.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
In recent years, compression socks have busted out of the clinic onto the race course and into the weight room, with runners and lifters hoping to improve their performance or enhance recovery.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
After a frustrating year spent on the sidelines with a broken finger, Bristol's Victor Rosa is ready to bust out again for bowl-bond UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
So a week after winning immunity and busting out the Ray Lewis dance for host Jeff Probst, Ortis had his torch snuffed.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
In recent years, compression socks have busted out of the clinic onto the race course and into the weight room, with runners and lifters hoping to improve their performance or enhance recovery.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Bust out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bust%20out. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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