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bust someone out of somewhere

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bust someone out of somewhere

1. tv. to help someone escape from prison. (Bust is a nonstandard form of burst meaning “break” here.) Lefty did not manage to bust Max out of prison.

2. tv. to expel or force someone to withdraw from school. (Bust is a nonstandard form of burst meaning “break” here.) The dean finally busted Bill out of school.

See also: bust, of, out, somewhere