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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Last year, Hunter Brown busted out under their tutelage.
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But the movie never busts out of its tame, slightly cheeky straitjacket, and the smoothness of its execution can be a bit cozy at times.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Wide receiver DeVonta Smith also heard the same wake-up calls as the WR2 busted out 11 catches — also a season high — for 109 yards and a score.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Maye also did damage scrambling, busting out a 41-yard rush for the Patriots’ third-longest play of the year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
But the movie never busts out of its tame, slightly cheeky straitjacket, and the smoothness of its execution can be a bit cozy at times.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Wide receiver DeVonta Smith also heard the same wake-up calls as the WR2 busted out 11 catches — also a season high — for 109 yards and a score.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Maye also did damage scrambling, busting out a 41-yard rush for the Patriots’ third-longest play of the year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Bust out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bust%20out. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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