burst on the scene

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burst (up)on the scene

to appear suddenly somewhere; to enter or arrive suddenly some place. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The police suddenly burst upon the scene. They burst on the scene and took control.

See also: burst, scene

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Fall Out Boy is an American alternative rock group that burst on the scene in 2005 with their major label release "From Under the Cork Tree" Their follow up albums "Infinity on High" (released in 2007) and "Foile A Duex" (released in 2008) have been popular with fans and critics alike Fall Out Boy is an American alternative rock group that burst on the scene in 2005 with their major label release "From Under the Cork Tree. Fall Out Boy - A Brief Biography by S. Kate Hobbs / Arts and entertainment industries community The policewoman was shot in the leg as police burst on the scene and the robbers tried to escape. Man, 27, charged over PC shooting by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) A new star burst on the scene in the form of Iguazu Falls. Tale proves a success story once more in IGB Unraced by The Racing Post (London, England)			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 bushel and a peck bushy			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 Burst page burst pedestal Burst Pressure Burst Pressure Burst Processing Subsystem burst range Burst Rate Burst Rate-Division Multiple Access Burst Repetition Interval burst separator Burst Size burst slug detector Burst Static Random Access Memory Burst Static Random Access Memory Burst Synchronization Packet Burst Targeted Demand-Assignment Multiple Access burst therapy

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