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burst into

  1. Also, burst out . Give sudden utterance to. For example, burst into tears or laughter or song or speech or burst out crying or laughing or singing , etc. mean “begin suddenly to weep, laugh, sing,†and so on, as in When she saw him, she burst into tears , or I burst out laughing when I saw their outfits , or When they brought in the cake, we all burst into song . These terms have been so used since the late 1300s.

  2. Also, burst out in or into . Break out into sudden activity. For example, burst into flames means “break out in a fire,†as in This dry woodpile may well burst into flames . A version of this term, which dates from the 16th century, was used figuratively by John Milton: “Fame is the spur ... But the fair guerdon [reward] when we hope to find, and think to burst out into sudden blaze†( Lycidas , 1637).



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The teens burst into laughter, gently ribbing him for his diplomatic answer, and Mamdani smiled back warmly, completely unphased.

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They burst into the public consciousness after a torpedo-heavy Yankees lineup mashed 15 home runs in their season-opening series.

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A local pastor told the BBC his eight-year-old son had burst into tears all of a sudden several times in the last few days, after witnessing parts of his neighbourhood buried under rubble in an instant.

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"We just sat in the car and both burst into tears and cried."

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The packed room burst into applause.

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