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burst into [some place]

To force entry into some place, often a building. I had to burst into the house because I didn't have my key, and no one else was home!See also: burst

burst into [something]

1. Of a plant, to bloom. I can't wait for the flowers I planted to burst into blossom and fill our yard with color!2. To develop or erupt suddenly into a particular state or activity. My mother was fine this morning, but she burst into tears at the funeral. The phone began to overheat, and its battery burst into flames.See also: burst

burst into

1. 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].
2. 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. See also: burst

burst into

v.
1. To enter some place suddenly and forcefully: The police burst into the room and conducted a raid.
2. To start doing something suddenly: Sometimes we burst into song while we're hiking in the mountains. See also: burst

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• burst into [some place]
• burst [up]on [one]
• burst on
• burst into tears
• burst into flame
• burst into flame[s]
• burst out crying
• burst into sight
• burst out laughing
• burst forth

burst into flames

Idiom[s]: burst into flames

Theme: IGNITION

to catch fire suddenly; to ignite all at once.
Suddenly, the car burst into flames.
It was so hot in the forest fire that a few trees literally burst into flames.

burst into flames|burst|flames

v. phr. To begin to burn suddenly. The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames.