burst out into (something)
1. Of a plant, to bloom. I can't wait for the flowers I planted to burst out into blossom and fill our yard with color! Plants don't burst out into bloom on my watch, sadly—I only kill them. Just you wait, our hydrangea usually bursts out into gorgeous purple flowers by early July.
2. To suddenly perform a particular action. My mother was fine this morning, but she burst out into tears at the funeral. My friends and I love theater, so you can always count on someone bursting out into song when we're together. I couldn't stop laughing as Uncle Charles burst out into one hilarious impression after another.
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burst out into something
and burst into something 1. Fig. [for plants or trees] to open their flowers seemingly suddenly and simultaneously. (Burst indicates suddenness.) The flowers burst out into blossom very early. They burst into blossom during the first warm day.
2. Fig. [for someone] to begin suddenly doing a particular activity, such as crying, laughing, chattering; to begin an activity such as laughter, chatter, tears, etc. Suddenly, she burst out into laughter. The child burst into tears.
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