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  • 1burst into tears — {v. phr.} To suddenly start crying. * /Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident./ …

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  • 2burst into tears — {v. phr.} To suddenly start crying. * /Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident./ …

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  • 3burst into something — burst into (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary:… …

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  • 4burst into — (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary: break into… …

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  • 5burst into something — ˈburst into sth derived to start producing sth suddenly and with great force • The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). • She burst into tears …

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  • 6burst into flame — (or flames) suddenly begin to burn fiercely the grass looked ready to burst into flame …

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  • 7burst into a room — ˌburst ˈin | ˌburst into a ˈroom, ˈbuilding, etc. derived to enter a room or building suddenly and noisily • Suddenly the door flew open and Jo burst in. Main entry: ↑burstderived …

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  • 8burst into a building — ˌburst ˈin | ˌburst into a ˈroom, ˈbuilding, etc. derived to enter a room or building suddenly and noisily • Suddenly the door flew open and Jo burst in. Main entry: ↑burstderived …

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  • 9burst into flame — index burn, deflagrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10burst into — phrasal verb Word forms burst into : present tense I/you/we/they burst into he/she/it bursts into present participle bursting into past tense burst into past participle burst into 1) burst into something [transitive] to suddenly start doing… …

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