bust out laughing



bust out laughing

Fig. to start laughing suddenly. Bust is a nonstandard form of burst. I busted out laughing when I saw him in that get-up. The bridegroom was so nervous, it was all he could do not to bust out laughing.
See also: bust, laugh, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Basu-Bengali
Ruthi-Old Church Slavic
JaimieJAY-meeEnglish
Beatabe-AH-tah (Polish, German)Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Susilasoo-SEE-lahIndonesian
PaavoPAH:-vo (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian