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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As that frigid air blasts through the southern U.S on into Sunday, dropping temperatures into the low 20s, bust out those layers, wool socks and gloves.
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Nate Perez, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
While visiting Cornwall with Zendaya and his family recently a cousin asked him to bust out one of his flips.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
There are 32 days until the inauguration and, bust out the tissues, this is my last newsletter until Jan. 7.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Officially, the show’s debut on Max marks the kickoff of filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran’s reboot of the DC Universe, symbolized by a new opening sting of Superman busting out of some chains.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Nate Perez, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
While visiting Cornwall with Zendaya and his family recently a cousin asked him to bust out one of his flips.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
There are 32 days until the inauguration and, bust out the tissues, this is my last newsletter until Jan. 7.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Officially, the show’s debut on Max marks the kickoff of filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran’s reboot of the DC Universe, symbolized by a new opening sting of Superman busting out of some chains.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bust out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bust%20out. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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