bust out laughing
bust out laughing
To start laughing suddenly or uncontrollably. The kids busted out laughing when the clown fell down on stage.
See also: bust, laugh, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- burst out laughing
- be laughing up (one's) sleeve
- be laughing up your sleeve
- rolling on the floor laughing
- sleeve
- laugh away
- laugh away at
- be laughing your head off