burst into tears

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burst into tears and burst out crying

Fig. to begin to cry suddenly. After the last notes of her song, the audience burst into tears, such was its beauty and tenderness. The children burst into tears on hearing of the death of their dog.

See also: burst, tear

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Unwilling to lose his filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. Fables by Aesop View in context Coldly, without looking at her son, she sent for her husband and, when he came, tried briefly and coldly to inform him of the facts, in her son's presence, but unable to restrain herself she burst into tears of vexation and left the room. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context The poor woman burst into tears at this goodness, and while she was thanking him, could not refrain from expressing her gratitude to Tom; who had, she said, long preserved both her and hers from starving. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context			burn out burn out of burn the candle at both ends burn the midnight oil burn to a crisp burn up burn with burn with a low blue flame burned to a cinder burned up burner burning burning question burning the midnight oil burns burnt burst burst a blood vessel burst at the seams burst bubble burst forth burst in burst into burst into flame burst into sight burst into tears burst on burst on the scene burst onto the scene burst out burst out doing burst out into burst out laughing burst out of burst out with burst through burst with excitement burst with joy burst with pride bursting at the seams bury bury away bury head in the sand bury in bury oneself in bury the hatchet bury under bush bush league bush out bushel			burst forming unit-erythroid burst forming unit-erythroid burst forth burst forth burst forth Burst fracture Burst fracture Burst fracture Burst fracture Burst Frame Error Rate Burst Header Packet Burst Height Compensator Burst Idle Optical Protocol burst in burst in burst in burst in on burst in upon burst into burst into flame burst into flame burst into flame burst into flame burst into flame burst into flames burst into flames burst into flames burst into flames burst into sight burst into something burst into tears Burst Length Burst Locations with Arc Second Telescope Burst Loss Probability Burst mode Burst mode Burst Mode Saturation Analyzer Burst Mode Synchronization Burst Mode Transceiver Burst noise Burst Noise Generator Burst Non-Coherent Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System burst of sound burst on Burst On Target burst on the scene burst onto the scene burst out burst out burst out crying burst out doing burst out into Burst Out Laughing Burst Out Laughing burst out of burst out with burst pacing burst pacing

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