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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
burst into tears — {v. phr.} To suddenly start crying. * /Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst into tears — to suddenly cry. She burst into tears when she read the rejection letter. Every time I thought about it I d burst into tears … New idioms dictionary
burst\ into\ tears — v. phr. To suddenly start crying. Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident … Словарь американских идиом
burst into tears — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. weep, start crying, break into tears; see cry 1 … English dictionary for students
burst into tears — begin to cry, start weeping … English contemporary dictionary
burst into something — burst into (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary:… … New idioms dictionary
burst into — (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary: break into… … New idioms dictionary
burst into something — ˈburst into sth derived to start producing sth suddenly and with great force • The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). • She burst into tears … Useful english dictionary
burst into — phrasal verb Word forms burst into : present tense I/you/we/they burst into he/she/it bursts into present participle bursting into past tense burst into past participle burst into 1) burst into something [transitive] to suddenly start doing… … English dictionary
burst into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing. [V P n] She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. [V P n] ...books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter. 2) PHRASAL VERB When … English dictionary
