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Phrase(s): bust someone out of some place [and] bust someone out
1. Sl. to help someone escape from prison. (Bust is a nonstandard form of burstmeaning ‘break’ here.) • Lefty did not manage to bust Max out of prison. • Lefty wanted to bust out some of his friends. 2. Sl. 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. • The dean busted out the students with very low grades.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs