Bustin' out the clown shoes
A phrase used to describe when someone is about to, or is in the process of verbally degrading someone. A term to describe what someone is doing when they are clowning.
"Oh you got jokes, You don't want me to start bustin' out the clown shoes.
"Damn, he busted out the clown shoes on that foo."
"Damn, he busted out the clown shoes on that foo."