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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosanne	ro-ZAN (English), ro-ZAHN-nə (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Dirk	DIRK (Dutch), DEERK (German), DURK (English)	Dutch, German, English
Serafima	sye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian)	Russian, Macedonian
Kyriake	-	Greek
Stan (1)	STAN	English
Hrodulf	-	Ancient Germanic