May Day

[Aleaf]

May day is coming and it is weekend today. Happy weekens and May day to those who like me and dilike me.
I think i need a good reast now. the dispute here abour china makes me feel tired and i feel headache.
It seems china is a hot topic nowadays.

HAPPY MAY DAY!
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[Prezbucky]

Happy May Day!

In four days, we get to bust out the Corona, Dos Equis (XX), Negro Modelo, Tecate and tequila for Cinco de Mayo.

(Well, someone will, anyway. hehe)
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[Torsten]

Hi Tom,

So how are you celebrating May Day today and why are you going to bust out (I take this is an idiom meaning "to party"?) in four days? Are you celebtrating your birthday, hehe?
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[Prezbucky]

"bust out" in this case means something like:

- bring forth
- use/imbibe/drink
- take out

...sort of all of those things. When you "bust out" something, it means you're getting it out and enjoying it/using it.

For instance, if you and I were going fishing tomorrow, we'd bust out the fishing poles, tackle, etc., for use on the fishing trip.

"Bust out" was popular when I was in college (undergrad). It might have been a late '90s thing, or it might have been a college thing -- I'm not sure. I don't hear this used that much anymore. When people do use it, it is almost always used with a sense of anticipation/zeal/excitement.

You're not likely to hear someone say anything like, "My dog just died -- time to bust out a shoebox for burial."
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[Torsten]

Hi Tom,

So to bust out seems to be a pretty universal phrasal verb. Maybe we should bust out some new phrases too....
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[Prezbucky]

there is another use for it... semi-offensive to some, but not that bad I suppose.

This use of "bust out" -- also commonly used on at least one college campus in the late 1990s -- has to do with spring sunshine (especially in northern climes, coming on the heels of a cold winter in which layers of clothing are worn) and the effect on the female wardrobe, as seen on the UW-Madison campus (for instance).

Simply put: the sun comes out, and unnecessary layers of clothing come off. I'm not talking naked or anything naughty -- I'm talking tank tops and shorts, t-shirts and shorts, etc.

As in, "I can't wait for spring to come and the girls to bust out in tank tops and shorts, Tom."

Women of the ESL, please don't take offense. I'm trying to convey all the uses of "bust out" of which I can think.
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[Conchita]

[Prezbucky]

no, there's no monopoly on it. hehe
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