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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Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
She’s got a kick-ass metal band full of female headbangers, busting out the most classic rock-star moves.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Justin Fields will take the reins from here with a team ready to bust out and surprise the NFL world to start.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
See here: Macy’s, the retailer many investors had left for dead a year ago, busted out a banger of a quarterly earnings report, sending its stock up more than 20% Wednesday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
She’s got a kick-ass metal band full of female headbangers, busting out the most classic rock-star moves.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Justin Fields will take the reins from here with a team ready to bust out and surprise the NFL world to start.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
See here: Macy’s, the retailer many investors had left for dead a year ago, busted out a banger of a quarterly earnings report, sending its stock up more than 20% Wednesday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bust out
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“Bust out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bust%20out. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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