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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Bautista-Reyes and Pineda-Mogollon and two other men busted out of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during reports of disorder there by breaking through a wall and escaping from a parking lot, according to U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, and Homeland Security officials.
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Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
With summer well and fully here, the Shark Tank star is busting out her swimsuits — and having fun flaunting them on social media.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025
But the pleasure of extra time spent around this group of improbably brilliant, low-fi sleuths — Rose busts out a magnifying glass at one point, while Hardy is fond of quoting 1930s armchair detective hero Nero Wolfe — more than justifies any unnecessary twists to the main story.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
Maybe this is why the rival American Music Awards was eager to bust out the Lifetime Achievement Award.
10 of 10
CHOOOO-CHOOOOOO!!!!!!
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
With summer well and fully here, the Shark Tank star is busting out her swimsuits — and having fun flaunting them on social media.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025
But the pleasure of extra time spent around this group of improbably brilliant, low-fi sleuths — Rose busts out a magnifying glass at one point, while Hardy is fond of quoting 1930s armchair detective hero Nero Wolfe — more than justifies any unnecessary twists to the main story.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
Maybe this is why the rival American Music Awards was eager to bust out the Lifetime Achievement Award.
10 of 10
CHOOOO-CHOOOOOO!!!!!!
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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“Bust out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bust%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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